Transient Congenital Hypothyroidism Caused by Biallelic Mutations of the Dual Oxidase 2 Gene in Japanese Patients Detected by a Neonatal Screening Program
Author(s) -
Yoshihiro Maruo,
Hiroko Takahashi,
Ikumi Soeda,
Noriko Nishikura,
Katsuyuki Matsui,
Yoriko Ota,
Yu Mimura,
Asami Mori,
Hiroshi Satō,
Yoshihiro Takeuchi
Publication year - 2008
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.2008-0856
Subject(s) - congenital hypothyroidism , transient (computer programming) , medicine , gene , newborn screening , genetics , pediatrics , biology , thyroid , computer science , operating system
Mutations in dual oxidase (DUOX2) have been proposed as a cause of congenital hypothyroidism. Previous reports suggest that biallelic mutations of DUOX2 cause permanent congenital hypothyroidism and that monoallelic mutations cause transient congenital hypothyroidism.
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