TTF-2/FOXE1 gene polymorphisms in Sicilian patients with permanent primary congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 13-19

  Santarpia, L ^a   Valenzise, M ^b   Di Pasquale, G ^b   Arrigo, T ^b   San Martino, G ^b   Ciccio, M P ^b   Trimarchi, F ^a   De Luca, F ^b   Benvenga, S ^a,c,d  

^a Dipartimento Clinico Sperimentale di Medicina e Farmacologia   (Italy)

^b Azienda Ospedaliera Papardo   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Congenital malformations; Polymorphisms; Thyroid dysgenesis; Thyroid transcription factors

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; CYSTEINE; DNA; LEUCINE; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 2; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GERM LINE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOGENESIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN DOMAIN; THYROID DYSGENESIS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 33947512641     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03347390     Document Type: Article

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