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Autonomous adenomas caused by somatic mutations of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor in children.
Hormone research in paediatrics - 1 Jan 2014
Grob Francisca, Deladoëy Johnny, Legault Laurent, Spigelblatt Linda, Fournier Anne, Vassart Gilbert, Van Vliet Guy
Abstract excerpt
In adults, autonomous adenomas of the thyroid causing hyperthyroidism are relatively common and are most often due to somatic mutations that increase the constitutive activity of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR). By contrast, autonomous adenomas in hyperthyroid children are exceptional and reports of their clinical and molecular characteristics are few. We reviewed papers describing 16 autonomous...
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