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Genetic and Phenotypic Characteristics of Congenital Hypothyroidism in a Chinese Cohort.
Frontiers in endocrinology - 1 Jan 2021
Long Wei, Guo Fang, Yao Ruen, Wang Ying, Wang Huaiyan, Yu Bin, Xue Peng
Abstract excerpt
Background: The molecular etiology and the genotype-phenotype correlation of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) remain unclear. Methods: We performed genetic analysis in 42 newborns with CH using whole-exome sequencing. Patients were divided into a single-gene group and a multi-gene group according to the number of affected genes, or divided into a monoallelic group, a biallelic group, and an oligogenic group...
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