Mutations in the gene encoding thyroid transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) are not a frequent cause of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) with thyroid dysgenesis

Thyroid

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 383-387

  Lapi, Paola ^a,b   Macchia, Paolo Emidio ^a,c   Chiovato, Luca ^b   Biffali, Elio ^a   Moschini, Lidia ^d   Larizza, Daniela ^e   Baserga, Mariangiola ^f   Pinchera, Aldo ^b   Fenzi, Gianfranco ^c   Di Lauro, Roberto D I ^a  

^a STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ADULT; AGENESIS; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; THYROID DISEASE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

EID: 12644283550     PISSN: 10507256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/thy.1997.7.383     Document Type: Article

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