Article
Frequency and effect on serum TSH of phosphodiesterase 8B (PDE8B) gene polymorphisms in patients with sporadic nonautoimmune subclinical hypothyroidism.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Feb 2014
Agretti P, De Marco G, Di Cosmo C, Bagattini B, Ferrarini E, Montanelli L, Vitti P, Tonacchera M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Nonautoimmune subclinical hypothyroidism (NSH) is characterized by elevated serum TSH in presence of normal thyroid hormone levels and absence of anti-thyroid antibodies. As result of a genomic-wide study, a strong association between three polymorphic variants in intron 1 of human PDE8B gene (rs4704397, rs6885099, rs2046045) and serum TSH has been reported in euthyroid subjects. AIM: The aim of this...
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