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Mutational and bioinformatics analysis of the NKX2.1 gene in a cohort of Iranian pediatric patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH).
Physiology international - 16 Jun 2022
Heidari Mohammad Mehdi, Madani Manshadi Seyed Ali, Eshghi Ahmad Reza, Talebi Fatemeh, Khatami Mehri, Bragança José, Ordooei Mahtab, Chamani Reyhane, Ghasemi Farzaneh
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Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) occurs with a relatively alarming prevalence in infants, and if not diagnosed and treated in time, it can have devastating consequences for the development of the nervous system. CH is associated with genetic changes in several genes that encode transcription factors responsible for thyroid development, including mutations in the NK2 homeobox 1 (NKX2.1) gene, which encodes the...
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