Epidemiology of thyroid dysgenesis: The familial component

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 231-237

  Castanet, Mireille ^a   Marinovic, Daniela ^b   Polak, Michel ^a   Léger, Juliane ^b  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ROBERT DEBRÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Athyreosis; Congenital hypothyroidism; Cyst of thyroglossal duct; Ectopic thyroid gland; Familial component; Pyramidal lobe; Thyroid dysgenesis; Thyroid hypoplasia

Indexed keywords

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FAMILY; FRANCE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIGREE; PENETRANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; THYROID DYSGENESIS;

CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; PHENOTYPE; THYROID DYSGENESIS;

EID: 77951470467     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000284386     Document Type: Short Survey

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