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Clinical characteristics and genetics analysis for the ITD of congenital hypothyroidism.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 27 Jun 2022
Gong Lifei, Yang Nan, Zhao Jinqi, Tang Yue, Li Lulu, Yang Haihe, Kong Yuanyuan
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: Iodide transport defect (ITD) is one of the principal causes of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and its primary molecular mechanism is a mutation of the sodium/iodide symporter (NIS) gene. This study aims to analyse the clinical characteristics and genetic mutations of ITD. METHODS: The participants were a pair of siblings diagnosed with congenital hypothyroidism. Inductively coupled plasma mass...
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