Article
Screening for PIT1 abnormality by PCR direct sequencing method.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jun 1995
Irie Y, Tatsumi K, Kusuda S, Kawawaki H, Boyages S C, Nose O, Ichiba Y, Katsumata N, Amino N
Abstract excerpt
PIT1 abnormality is defined as a genetic abnormality in the PIT1 gene, which encodes a pituitary specific transcription factor Pit-1/GHF-1.PIT1 abnormality has been reported in several patients displaying either complete or incomplete deficiency of thyrotropin (TSH), growth hormone (GH), and prolactin (PRL) in either familial or sporadic cases. To see if there are abnormalities in the PIT1 gene in patients with...
Topics
- Base Sequence
- Carrier Proteins
- Female
- Germ-Line Mutation
- Growth Hormone
- Humans
- Male
- Membrane Proteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Phospholipid Transfer Proteins
