A molecular analysis and long-term follow-up of two siblings with severe congenital hypothyroidism carrying the IVS30+1G>T intronic thyroglobulin mutation

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1337-1344

  Rubio, Ileana G S ^a,b   Galrao, Ana Luiza ^a   Pardo, Viviane ^a   Knobel, Meyer ^a   Possato, Roberta F ^a   Camargo, Rosalinda R Y ^a   Ferreira, Marcelo A ^b   Kanamura, Cristina T ^c   Gomes, Simone A ^d   Geraldo, Medeiros Neto ^a  

^a Medical School   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO ADOLFO LUTZ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SERGIPE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Congenital hypothyroidism; Gene mutations; Molecular analysis; Molecular diagnosis; Thyroglobulin

Indexed keywords

EID: 58849163127     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302008000800022     Document Type: Article

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