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An Ex vivo Culture System to Study Thyroid Development
Published on: June 6, 2014
Genetic analysis in children with transient thyroid dysfunction or subclinical hypothyroidism detected on neonatal
Mari Satoh1, Keiko Aso, Sayaka Ogikubo
1Department of Pediatrics, Toho University Omori Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract:
About 30% of children with elevated TSH levels during neonatal screening have a transient form of disorder. On the other hand, it has been reported that subclinical hypothyroidism persists in late childhood in about 30% of children found to be false-positive during neonatal screening. The aim of this study was to determine whether transient thyroid dysfunction and subclinical hypothyroidism detected during neonatal screening are influenced by genetic background. The TSH receptor (TSHR), thyroid peroxidase (TPO) and dual oxidase 2 (DUOX2) genes, for which it has been reported that heterozygous defects cause neonatal transient thyroid dysfunction, were analyzed. Nine children with transient thyroid dysfunction or subclinical hypothyroidism detected during neonatal screening were studied. One child was heterozygous for a TSHR gene mutation (R450H), and another child was heterozygous for a TPO gene mutation (P883S). No children with mutation of the DUOX2 gene were identified. Genetic background may contribute to development of transient thyroid dysfunction and subclinical hypothyroidism detected during neonatal screening.
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