| Polymorphism and genetic susceptibility to thyroid dysgenesis
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| Technical Description : |
The invention relates to thyroid dysgenesis (TD), and more specifically to a method for diagnosis an increased likelihood of developing a TD based on specific polymorphisms of the FOXE1 gene in a tissue sample (DNA) obtained from an individual. Such method could include a kit for determining the length of the polyalanine repeat of the protein encoded by at least one allele of the FOXE1 gene.
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| Potential applications : |
Actually, it stills exists a need for identifying a likelihood of developing a thyroid dysgenesis in a subject, more specifically a likelihood of a foetus of developing a TD.
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| Intellectual property : |
| European Patent application filed by Inserm on May 7, 2007 and published under the number WO2008/135589 |
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