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Heterozygous Mutations of the DUOXA2 and DUOX2 Genes in Dizygotic Twins with Congenital Hypothyroidism.
Clinical laboratory - 1 Jan 2016
Yang Liu-Xue, Ma Shao-Gang, Qiu Ya-Li, Zheng Xiao
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BACKGROUND: The mutations in the dual oxidase maturation factor 2 (DUOXA2) and dual oxidase 2 (DUOX2) genes have been identified in patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH). This study reports a set of dizygotic twins with CH due to the mutations in the DUOX2/DUOXA2 system. METHODS: The dizygotic twins, a boy and a girl, both aged 7 years, were born to euthyroid nonconsanguineous parents; they were diagnosed...
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