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Transcriptomic analysis reveals a critical role for activating Gsα mutations in spontaneous feline hyperthyroidism.
Scientific reports - 20 Nov 2024
Hiron Thomas K, Aguiar Joana, Williams Jonathan M, Falcone Sara, Norman Paul A, Elliott Jonathan, Fowkes Robert C, Syme Harriet M, Davison Lucy J
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Feline hyperthyroidism (FHT) is a debilitating disease affecting > 10% of elderly cats. It is generally characterised by chronic elevation of thyroid hormone in the absence of circulating TSH. Understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of FHT is currently limited. However, FHT shares clinical and histopathological similarities with human toxic multinodular goitre, which has been associated with activating...
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