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  • Review
  • Open Access
1,479 Views
19 Pages

Molecular Genetics of Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism: Established and Emerging Contributors to Thyroid Dysgenesis

  • Niki Dermitzaki,
  • Anastasios Serbis,
  • Maria Baltogianni,
  • Dimitra Gialamprinou,
  • Lida Eleni Giaprou,
  • Chrysoula Kosmeri and
  • Vasileios Giapros

8 November 2025

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is one of the most common endocrine disorders of childhood. The primary form of CH is attributable to thyroid dysgenesis (agenesis, hypoplasia, or ectopy) in 65–85% of cases, with the remaining cases being attribu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,184 Views
15 Pages

Further Evidence That Defects in Main Thyroid Dysgenesis-Related Genes Are an Uncommon Etiology for Primary Congenital Hypothyroidism in Mexican Patients: Report of Rare Variants in FOXE1, NKX2-5 and TSHR

  • Miguel Angel Alcántara-Ortigoza,
  • Iraís Sánchez-Verdiguel,
  • Liliana Fernández-Hernández,
  • Sergio Enríquez-Flores,
  • Aidy González-Núñez,
  • Nancy Leticia Hernández-Martínez,
  • Carmen Sánchez and
  • Ariadna González-del Angel

Mexico shows a high birth prevalence of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) due to thyroid dysgenesis (TD). PAX8 defects underlie only 1% of these cases and NKX2-1 does not seem to be involved. Here, we analyzed other TD-related genes in 128 non-related M...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
8,984 Views
10 Pages

Identification of ZBTB26 as a Novel Risk Factor for Congenital Hypothyroidism

  • Philipp Vick,
  • Birgit Eberle,
  • Daniela Choukair,
  • Birgit Weiss,
  • Ralph Roeth,
  • Isabelle Schneider,
  • Nagarajan Paramasivam,
  • Markus Bettendorf and
  • Gudrun A. Rappold

24 November 2021

Congenital primary hypothyroidism (CH; OMIM 218700) is characterized by an impaired thyroid development, or dyshormonogenesis, and can lead to intellectual disability and growth retardation if untreated. Most of the children with congenital hypothyro...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,712 Views
10 Pages

NKX2-5 Variant in Two Siblings with Thyroid Hemiagenesis

  • Ewelina Szczepanek-Parulska,
  • Bartłomiej Budny,
  • Martyna Borowczyk,
  • Igor Zhukov,
  • Kosma Szutkowski,
  • Katarzyna Zawadzka,
  • Raiha Tahir,
  • Andrzej Minczykowski,
  • Marek Niedziela and
  • Marek Ruchała

Thyroid hemiagenesis (THA) is an inborn absence of one thyroid lobe of largely unknown etiopathogenesis. The aim of the study was to reveal genetic factors responsible for thyroid maldevelopment in two siblings with THA. None of the family members pr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,540 Views
17 Pages

9 December 2022

Background and aims: Although the significance of primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is supported by an increasing amount of evidence, the clinical and genetic characteristics of this condition are still poorly understood. This study aimed to exp...

  • Review
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,593 Views
7 Pages

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common preventable cause of intellectual impairment or failure to thrive by early identification and treatment. In Japan, newborn screening programs for CH were introduced in 1979, and the clinical guideline...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,742 Views
11 Pages

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is among the most common endocrine disorders in neonates. Genetic testing is essential for elucidating the underlying etiology, especially in cases of permanent CH. We enrolled 32 patients diagnosed with permanent CH fr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,514 Views
14 Pages

Genetic and Functional Studies of Patients with Thyroid Dyshormonogenesis and Defects in the TSH Receptor (TSHR)

  • Diego Yeste,
  • Noelia Baz-Redón,
  • María Antolín,
  • Elena Garcia-Arumí,
  • Eduard Mogas,
  • Ariadna Campos-Martorell,
  • Núria González-Llorens,
  • Cristina Aguilar-Riera,
  • Laura Soler-Colomer and
  • Núria Camats-Tarruella
  • + 2 authors

18 September 2024

Genetic defects in the TSH receptor (TSHR) can cause poor thyroid differentiation (thyroid dysgenesis) and/or thyroid malfunction (thyroid dyshormonogenesis). The phenotype spectrum is wide: from severe congenital hypothyroidism to mild hyperthyrotro...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,365 Views
5 Pages

Lower cutoff levels in screening programs have led to an increase in the proportion of detected cases of transient hypothyroidism, leading to an increase in the overall prevalence of primary congenital hypothyroidism (CH) in several countries. We hav...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,147 Views
8 Pages

First Experiences with Newborn Screening for Congenital Hypothyroidism in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

  • Altantuya Tsevgee,
  • Khishigjargal Batjargal,
  • Tsolmon Munkhchuluun,
  • Naranchimeg Khurelbaatar,
  • Gerelmaa Nansal,
  • Oyun-Erdene Bulgan,
  • Sumberzul Nyamjav,
  • Gerelmaa Zagd and
  • Erdenetuya Ganbaatar

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is among the most common conditions leading to intellectual disability, which can be prevented by early detection through newborn screening (NBS). In Mongolia, a regional screening program for CH was launched in 2000, w...