Thyrotropin receptor and thyroid transcription factor-1 genes variant in Chinese children with congenital hypothyroidism

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 415-423

  Yuan, Zhe Feng ^a   Mao, Hua Qing ^a   Luo, Yan Fei ^a   Wu, Yi Dong ^a   Shen, Zheng ^a   Zhao, Zheng Yan ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b NONE   (China)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Mutation; Thyroid transcription factor 1; Thyrotropin; Thyrotropin receptor

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; CYTOSINE; NUCLEOTIDE; THYMIDINE; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA POLYMORPHISM; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION;

ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; EXONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MUTATION, MISSENSE; NUCLEAR PROTEINS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS;

EID: 43449097894     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.K07E-064     Document Type: Article

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