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Whole-Exome Sequencing Study of Thyrotropin-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2017
Sapkota Santosh, Horiguchi Kazuhiko, Tosaka Masahiko, Yamada Syozo, Yamada Masanobu
Abstract excerpt
Context: Thyrotropin (TSH)-secreting pituitary adenomas (TSHomas) are a rare cause of hyperthyroidism, and the genetic aberrations responsible remain unknown. Objective: To identify somatic genetic abnormalities in TSHomas. Design and Setting: A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) array analysis was performed on 8 TSHomas. Four tumors with no allelic losses or limited loss of heterozygosity were selected, and...
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