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Genetics of primary congenital hypothyroidism-a review.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jun 2021
Kostopoulou Eirini, Miliordos Konstantinos, Spiliotis Bessie
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PURPOSE: Congenital primary hypothyroidism (CH) is a state of inadequate thyroid hormone production detected at birth, caused either by absent, underdeveloped or ectopic thyroid gland (dysgenesis), or by defected thyroid hormone biosynthesis (dyshormonogenesis). A genetic component has been identified in many cases of CH. This review summarizes the clinical and biochemical features of the genetic causes of...
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