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Screening of HHEX Mutations in Chinese Children with Thyroid Dysgenesis.
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 5 Mar 2016
Liu Shiguo, Chai Jian, Zheng Guohua, Li Huichao, Lu Deguo, Ge Yinlin
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a frequent neonatal endocrine disease with an incidence of about 1:2500 worldwide. Although thyroid dysgenesis (TD) is the most frequent cause of CH cases, its pathogenesis remains unclear. The aim of this study was to screen the hematopoietically-expressedhomeobox gene (HHEX) mutations in Chinese children with TD. METHODS: Genomic deoxyribonucleic acid was extracted...
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