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Mutation screening of DUOX2 in Chinese patients with congenital hypothyroidism.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Nov 2015
Fu C, Zhang S, Su J, Luo S, Zheng H, Wang J, Qin H, Chen Y, Shen Y, Hu X, Fan X, Luo J, Xie B, Chen R, Chen S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common neonatal endocrine disorder in infancy. Dual oxidase 2 gene (DUOX2) mutations have been reported to be one of the leading genetic causes of CH. AIM: The aim of this study was to screen for DUOX2 gene mutations among CH patients in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and to define the relationships between DUOX2 genotypes and clinical...
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