TSH receptor and Gsα genetic analysis in children with Down's syndrome and subclinical hypothyroidism

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 997-1000

  Tonacchera, M ^a   Perri, A ^a   De Marco, G ^a   Agretti, P ^a   Montanelli, L ^a   Banco, M E ^a   Corrias, A ^b   Bellone, J ^b   Tosi, M T ^b   Vitti, P ^a   Martino, E ^a   Pinchera, A ^a   Chiovato, L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Down's syndrome; Subclinical hypothyroidism; TSH receptor mutation

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; GENOMIC DNA; HISTIDINE; LIOTHYRONINE; NUCLEOTIDE; PROLINE; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA; THREONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; THYROXINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOWN SYNDROME; EXON; FEMALE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIOTHYRONINE BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPHOCYTE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0346998325     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03348198     Document Type: Article

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