Apparent congenital athyreosis contrasting with normal plasma thyroglobulin levels and associated with inactivating mutations in the thyrotropin receptor gene: Are athyreosis and ectopic thyroid distinct entities?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1771-1775

  Gagne N ^a   Parma, J ^b   Deal, C ^a   Vassart, G ^b   Van Vliet, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID SCINTISCANNING;

EID: 0031755047     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.5.1771     Document Type: Article

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