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Digenic DUOX1 and DUOX2 Mutations in Cases With Congenital Hypothyroidism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2017
Aycan Zehra, Cangul Hakan, Muzza Marina, Bas Veysel N, Fugazzola Laura, Chatterjee V Krishna, Persani Luca, Schoenmakers Nadia
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Context: The DUOX2 enzyme generates hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), a crucial electron acceptor for the thyroid peroxidase-catalyzed iodination and coupling reactions mediating thyroid hormone biosynthesis. DUOX2 mutations result in dyshormonogenetic congenital hypothyroidism (CH) that may be phenotypically heterogeneous, leading to the hypothesis that CH severity may be influenced by environmental factors (e.g.,...
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