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Mutation screening of the TPO gene in a cohort of 192 Chinese patients with congenital hypothyroidism.
BMJ open - 12 May 2016
Fu Chunyun, Xie Bobo, Zhang Shujie, Wang Jin, Luo Shiyu, Zheng Haiyang, Su Jiasun, Hu Xuyun, Chen Rongyu, Fan Xin, Luo Jingsi, Gu Xuefan, Chen Shaoke
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OBJECTIVES: Defects in the human thyroid peroxidase (TPO) gene are reported to be one of the causes of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) due to dyshormonogenesis. The aim of this study was to examine the TPO mutation spectrum and prevalence among patients with CH in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China and to define the relationships between TPO genotypes and clinical phenotypes. METHODS: Blood samples were...
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