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Meta-Analysis of DNA Methylation Datasets Shows Aberrant DNA Methylation of Thyroid Development or Function Genes in Down Syndrome.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jan 2023
Lauffer Peter, Zwaveling-Soonawala Nitash, Li Shaobo, Bacalini Maria G, Naumova Oxana Y, Wiemels Joseph, Boelen Anita, Henneman Peter, de Smith Adam J, van Trotsenburg A S Paul
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Background: In Down syndrome (DS), there is high occurrence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) and subclinical hypothyroidism (SH) early in life. The etiology of CH and early SH in DS remains unclear. Previous research has shown genome-wide transcriptional and epigenetic alterations in DS. Thus, we hypothesized that CH and early SH could be caused by epigenetically driven transcriptional downregulation of...
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