ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the case of a patient with central congenital hypothyroidism (CCH) due to a recurrent mutation in the TSHB gene, as well as to conduct a genetic study of his family. Case description: It is presented a case report of a 5-month-old boy with a delayed diagnosis of isolat...
ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the candidate genes PAX-8, NKX2-5, TSH-R and HES-1 in 63 confirmed cases of thyroid dysgenesis. Subjects and methods: Characterization of patients with congenital hypothyroidism into specific subtypes of thyroid dysgenesis with hormone levels (TT4 and TSH), thyroid ultra...
El hipotiroidismo congénito afecta a 1:2000-3000 recién nacidos detectados por pesquisa neonatal. Las oxidasas duales, DUOX1 y 2, generan agua oxigenada, lo que constituye un paso crítico en la síntesis hormonal. Se han comunicado mutaciones en el gen DUOX2 en casos de hipotiroidismo congénito trans...