Thyroxine-binding globulin: organization of the gene and variants.

doi:10.1159/000184775

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Thyroxine-binding globulin: organization of the gene and variants.

Hormone research - 1 Jan 1996

Refetoff S, Murata Y, Mori Y, Janssen O E, Takeda K, Hayashi Y

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Thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG), the principal thyroid hormone transport protein in human serum, is synthesized by the liver and secreted into the bloodstream as a 54-kD acidic glycoprotein made up of a single polypeptide chain of 395 amino acids and four heterosaccharide units. The carbohydrate...

Topics

Base Sequence
Genes
Genetic Variation
Humans
Molecular Sequence Data
Thyroid Diseases
Thyroxine-Binding Proteins
Transcription, Genetic

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