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Comprehensive next-generation sequencing analyses of hypoparathyroidism: identification of novel GCM2 mutations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2014
Mitsui Toshikatsu, Narumi Satoshi, Inokuchi Mikako, Nagasaki Keisuke, Nakazawa Mie, Sasaki Goro, Hasegawa Tomonobu
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: In most patients with hypoparathyroidism (HP), the etiology is not defined clinically. Eight genes (AIRE, CASR, CLDN16, GATA3, GCM2, PTH, TBCE, and TRPM6) are known to be responsible genes associated with HP; however, no previous study has screened the eight responsible genes comprehensively in HP patients. OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to determine the genetic defect in HP patients. We also...
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