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in the Serpina7 gene leading to TBG-CD have been described. Here, we report two novel mutations associated with TBG-CD, a donor splice site mutation found in a boy from Andrews, S.C., USA, and a 79-nucleotide deletion in a boy from Berlin, Germany
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the medium was measured [ 6 ]. Results The probands of both families were found to harbor a missense mutation in the TBG gene, namely a single nucleotide substitution in exon 2 (T to G), codon 215. This mutation resulted in the replacement
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of the RET gene have been identified in two different types of thyroid neoplasia: medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and papillary thyroid carcinoma. RET Mutations in MTC: A New Target for Cancer Treatment MTC arises from neural crest
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libraries were prepared using the thyroid cancer multigene panel (RigenBio) according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The thyroid cancer NGS panel is a multiplex PCR-based NGS test for point mutations and insertions/deletions of 22 related genes ( AKT1
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suggestive of a hereditary form (QOE = +++; SOR = score 1). (b) If the diagnosis of MTC is made preoperatively, apparently sporadic MTC patients must be investigated for the presence of RET gene mutations (see the following paragraph) and, if positive
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hypothyroidism than wild-type hypothyroid mice due to the suppressive effect of unliganded TRs, in particular TRα1, on (positively regulated) gene transcription [ 14 , 15 , 16 ]. Mice with heterozygous TRα1 mutations are viable and have a heterogeneous phenotype
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]. Mutations in genes coding for the different subunits of succinate dehydrogenase (SDHx) have also been associated with the development of thyroid cancer [ 12 , 13 ]. SDH or complex II is a heterotetrameric protein composed of two hydrophilic catalytic
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Introduction In humans, heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in NKX2-1 gene (OMIM #600635) have been reported to cause a complex phenotype called brain-lung-thyroid (BLT) syndrome (OMIM #610978) [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 ]. The BLT
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levels of TH in mothers with resistance to thyroid hormone beta (RTHβ). This dominantly inherited disorder is characterized by reduced responsiveness to TH caused by mutations of the THRB gene. Affected individuals are mostly asymptomatic despite high
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highlighted the presence of thyroid lesions in this setting. Later, Rio Frio et al. [ 9 ] identified 5 different heterozygous mutations in the DICER1 gene in 5 families showing autosomal dominant MNG, with or without Sertoli-Leydig cell tumours. Their