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A nonsense mutation causes human hereditary congenital goiter with preferential production of a 171-nucleotide-deleted thyroglobulin ribonucleic acid messenger.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1993
Targovnik H M, Medeiros-Neto G, Varela V, Cochaux P, Wajchenberg B L, Vassart G
Abstract excerpt
Defective or impaired thyroglobulin (Tg) synthesis usually results in congenital goitrous hypothyroidism, virtual absence of Tg in thyroid tissue, and the presence of an elevated concentration of iodoalbumin. The final result of these abnormalities is a decreased rate of T3 and T4 synthesis. We have previously reported two siblings with this syndrome that was attributable to decreased levels of thyroid tissue Tg...
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