Haplotype Analysis Reveals Founder Effects of Thyroglobulin Gene Mutations C1058R and C1977S in Japan
Author(s) -
Akira Hishinuma,
Shuji Fukata,
Soroku Nishiyama,
Yoshikazu Nishi,
Masamichi Ohishi,
Yoshiharu Murata,
Yoshihide Ohyama,
Nobuo Matsuura,
Kikuo Kasai,
Shohei Harada,
Sachiko Kitanaka,
Junta Takamatsu,
Kohji Kiwaki,
Hidemi Ohye,
Takashi Uruno,
Chisato Tomoda,
Toshihiro Tajima,
Kanji Kuma,
Akira Miyauchi,
Tamio Ieiri
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2005-2702
Subject(s) - thyroglobulin , endocrinology , medicine , context (archaeology) , euthyroid , haplotype , mutation , congenital hypothyroidism , genetics , biology , gene , thyroid , genotype , paleontology
Thyroglobulin (Tg) mutations were previously believed to be rare, resulting in congenital goitrous hypothyroidism. However, an increasing number of patients with Tg mutations, who are euthyroid to mildly hypothyroid, have been identified in Japan.
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