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Mutations of the human thyrotropin receptor gene causing thyroid hypoplasia and persistent congenital hypothyroidism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Oct 1997
Biebermann H, Schöneberg T, Krude H, Schultz G, Gudermann T, Grüters A
Abstract excerpt
The pathogenesis of congenital hypothyroidism due to thyroid dysgenesis is still unknown. A point mutation in the TSH receptor (TSHR) of the hypothyroid hyt/hyt mouse invoked the TSHR as a candidate gene for congenital hypothyroidism. Therefore, we screened for mutations in the TSHR gene in patients with congenital hypothyroidism and hypoplasia of the gland. In one girl detected in neonatal screening with the...
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