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Deletion of exon 1 of the SLC16A2 gene: a common occurrence in patients with Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Mar 2015
García-de Teresa Benilde, González-Del Angel Ariadna, Reyna-Fabián Miriam Erandi, Ruiz-Reyes María de la Luz, Calzada-León Raúl, Pérez-Enríquez Bernardo, Alcántara-Ortigoza Miguel Angel
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) is an X-linked type of mental retardation resulting from hindered thyroid hormone access to neurons. Clustered nonrecurrent deletions of SLC16A2 exon 1 have been described in three patients with AHDS. We report a fourth patient with such a deletion...
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