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Exome Sequencing Reveals Mutations in AIRE as a Cause of Isolated Hypoparathyroidism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 2017
Li Dong, Streeten Elizabeth A, Chan Alice, Lwin Wint, Tian Lifeng, Pellegrino da Silva Renata, Kim Cecilia E, Anderson Mark S, Hakonarson Hakon, Levine Michael A
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Context: Most cases of autosomal recessive hypoparathyroidism (HYPO) are caused by loss-of-function mutations in GCM2 or PTH. Objective: The objective of this study was to identify the underlying genetic basis for isolated HYPO in a kindred in which 3 of 10 siblings were affected. Subjects: We studied the parents and the three adult affected subjects, each of whom was diagnosed with HYPO in the first decade of...
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