Congenital hypothyroidism: Searching for its genetic basis

Current Opinion in Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 277-281

  Chiovato, Luca ^b   Lapi, Paola ^b   Zannini, Mariastella ^b   Di Lauro, Roberto ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FOLLICLE CELL; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033452132     PISSN: 10683097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00060793-199912000-00004     Document Type: Article

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