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Thyroid Disorders

Inheritance patterns and prenatal diagnosis (hyperthyroidism)

Inheritance patterns
Other family members have a higher likelihood of both disorders; no simple genetic tests are available, yet.

Prenatal diagnosis
None

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Medical text written June 1999 by Dr S Faisal Ahmed and Dr P Hindmarsh. Last updated August 2008 by Dr S Faisal Ahmed, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist & Hon. Senior Lecturer, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, UK and Dr P Hindmarsh, Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist and Reader in Paediatric Endocrinology, University College London Medical School, London, UK.

 

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