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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2021

Long-Term Outcome of Patients with TPO Mutations.

Leraz Tobias, Ghadir Elias-Assad, Morad Khayat, Osnat Admoni, Shlomo Almashanu, Yardena Tenenbaum-Rakover

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Leraz TobiasPediatric Department B, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 1834111, Israel.ORCID 0000-0003-2273-9474
Ghadir Elias-AssadPediatric Endocrine Institute, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 1834111, Israel.
Morad KhayatGenetic Institute, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 1834111, Israel.
Osnat AdmoniPediatric Endocrine Institute, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 1834111, Israel.
Shlomo AlmashanuThe National Newborn Screening Program, Ministry of Health, Tel-Hashomer, Ramat Gan 5262100, Israel.
Yardena Tenenbaum-RakoverPediatric Endocrine Institute, Ha'Emek Medical Center, Afula 1834111, Israel.
Emek Medical Center · ILTechnion – Israel Institute of Technology · ILIsrael Ministry of Health · IL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThyroid peroxidase (TPO) deficiency is the most common enzymatic defect causing congenital hypothyroidism (CH). We aimed to characterize the long-term outcome of patients with TPO deficiency.

methodsClinical and genetic data were collected retrospectively.

resultsThirty-three patients with primary CH caused by TPO deficiency were enrolled. The follow-up period was up to 43 years. Over time, 20 patients (61%) developed MNG. Eight patients (24%) underwent thyroidectomy: one of them had minimal invasive follicular thyroid carcinoma. No association was found between elevated lifetime TSH levels and the development of goiter over the years.

conclusionsThis cohort represents the largest long-term follow up of patients with TPO deficiency. Our results indicate that elevated TSH alone cannot explain the high rate of goiter occurrence in patients with TPO deficiency, suggesting additional factors in goiter development. The high rate of MNG development and the risk for thyroid carcinoma indicate a need for long-term follow up with annual ultrasound scans.

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congenital hypothyroidismdyshormonogenesisgoitermultinodular goiterthyroid peroxidase (TPO) enzymeTPO mutation

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PMID34501348
PMCPMC8432017
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