Sequence analysis of thyroid transcription factor-1 gene reveals absence of mutations in patients with thyroid dysgenesis but presence of polymorphisms in the 5' flanking region and intron

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 563-567

  Hishinuma, Akira ^a   Kuribayashi, Takeo ^a   Kanno, Yumiko ^b   Onigata, Kazumichi ^c   Nagashima, Kanji ^c   Ieiri, Tamio ^a  

^a DOKKYO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Sumitomo Metal Bio Science Inc   (Japan)

^c GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Polymorphism; Thyroid dysgenesis; Thyroid transcription factor 1

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; CYTOSINE; DNA; GUANINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; ECTOPIC THYROID GLAND; GENE FREQUENCY; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; HUMAN; HYPOPLASIA; INFANT; INTRON; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 0031784152     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.45.563     Document Type: Article

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