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SUBMITTER: Alul FY
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3775497 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Alul Farah Y FY Shchelochkov Oleg A OA Berberich Stanton L SL Murray Jeffrey C JC Ryckman Kelli K KK
Pediatric research 20130123 4 Pt 1
<h4>Background</h4>Elevations or deficits in thyroid hormone levels are responsible for a wide range of neonatal and adult phenotypes. Several genome-wide, candidate gene, and meta-analysis studies have examined thyroid hormones in adults; however, to our knowledge, no genetic association studies have been performed with neonatal thyroid levels.<h4>Methods</h4>A population of Iowa neonates, term (n = 827) and preterm (n = 815), were genotyped for 45 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). Thyroi ...[more]