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Mild thyroid peroxidase deficiency caused by TPO mutations with residual activity: Correlation between clinical phenotypes and enzymatic activity.
Endocrine journal - 29 Nov 2017
Narumi Satoshi, Fox Larry A, Fukudome Keisuke, Sakaguchi Zenichi, Sugisawa Chiho, Abe Kiyomi, Kameyama Kaori, Hasegawa Tomonobu
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid peroxidase (TPO) deficiency, caused by biallelic TPO mutations, is a well-established genetic form of congenital hypothyroidism (CH). More than 100 patients have been published, and the patients have been diagnosed mostly in the frame of newborn screening (NBS) programs. Correlation between clinical phenotypes and TPO activity remains unclear. Here, we report clinical and molecular findings of two...
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