ea0037ep1027 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2015
Ramesh B
, Aparna Verma B
, Vijayaraghavan R
, Ramakanth Bhargav P
, Rajesh B
Background: Thyroid disorders are the commonest endocrine disorder after diabetes in most of the populations worldwide. Though, hypothyroidism is extremely common in children, there is acute scarcity of genetic studies leading to improper screening and treatment protocols in developing countries. The aim of this ambitious study was to screen for NIS, DUOX2 and TPO mutations in south Indian children and adolescent patients with dyshormogenetic goiter (DH) and Hashimotos t...