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ArticleThyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association2009

A somatic gain-of-function mutation in the thyrotropin receptor gene producing a toxic adenoma in an infant.

Brenda Kohn, Helmut Grasberger, Leslie L Lam, Alfonso Massimiliano Ferrara, Samuel Refetoff

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Article in Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Brenda KohnDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10016, USA. brenda.kohn@med.nyu.edu
Helmut Grasberger
Leslie L Lam
Alfonso Massimiliano Ferrara
Samuel Refetoff
University of Chicago · USNew York University · US

Funding

THYROID PHYSIOLOGY STUDIES OF INHERITED DISORDERSR01DK015070 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ANTONIO C BIANCO, Alexandra Mihaela Dumitrescu · 1986 to 2026
$8.1M
THYROID PHYSIOLOGY STUDIES OF INHERITED DISORDERSR37DK015070 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI REFETOFF, SAMUEL · 1989 to 2015
$5.6M
PURCHASING OF A GENETISCAN FOR AUTOMATED KARYOTYPINGS10RR004999 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI PATHAK, S · 1988 to 1988
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NCRR NIH HHS RR04999NIDDK NIH HHS DK15070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundActivating mutations of the thyroid stimulating hormone receptor gene (TSHR) are rare in the neonate and in the pediatric population. They are usually present in the germline, and are either inherited or occur de novo. Somatic mutations in TSHR are unusual in the pediatric population.

methodsWe describe a nine-month-old infant with thyrotoxicosis who harbored an activating somatic mutation in TSHR that was not present in the germline.

resultsAs genomic DNA analysis failed to show a TSHR gene mutation, a radioiodide scan was performed to reveal a unilateral localization of uptake suppressing the remaining thyroid tissue. Genomic and complementary DNA analyses of the active thyroid tissue, removed surgically, identified a missense mutation (D633Y) located in the sixth transmembrane domain of the TSHR. The absence of this TSHR mutation in circulating mononuclear cells and in unaffected thyroid tissue confirmed the somatic nature of this genetic alteration.

conclusionsTo the authors' knowledge, this is the youngest patient to receive definitive treatment for hyperthyroidism due to an activating mutation of TSHR.

Indexed as

AdenomaAdultFemaleHumansHyperthyroidismInfantMaleMiddle AgedMutation, MissensePedigreeReceptors, ThyrotropinThyroid NeoplasmsReceptors, Thyrotropin

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PMID19191749
PMCPMC2858372
OpenAlexW2053076111

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