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Association between mutations in a thyroid hormone transporter and severe X-linked psychomotor retardation

Friesema, ECH ; Grueters, A ; Biebermann, H ; Krude, H ; von Moers, A ; Reeser, M ; Barrett, TG ; Mancilla, EE ; Svensson, Johan LU and Kester, MHA , et al. (2004) In The Lancet 364(9443). p.1435-1437
Abstract
Monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is a thyroid hormone transporter, the gene of which is located on the X chromosome. We tested whether mutations in MCT8 cause severe psychomotor retardation and high serum triiodothyronine (T,) concentrations in five unrelated young boys. The coding sequence of MCT8 was analysed by PCR and direct sequencing of its six exons. In two patients, gene deletions of 2.4 kb and 24 kb were recorded and in three patients missense mutations Ala150Va1, Arg171stop, and Leu397Pro were identified. We suggest that this novel syndrome of X-linked psychomotor retardation is due to a defect in T-3 entry into neurons through MCT8, resulting in impaired T-3 action and metabolism.
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The Lancet
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364
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9443
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1435 - 1437
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Elsevier
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1474-547X
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10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17226-7
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English
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  abstract     = {{Monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is a thyroid hormone transporter, the gene of which is located on the X chromosome. We tested whether mutations in MCT8 cause severe psychomotor retardation and high serum triiodothyronine (T,) concentrations in five unrelated young boys. The coding sequence of MCT8 was analysed by PCR and direct sequencing of its six exons. In two patients, gene deletions of 2.4 kb and 24 kb were recorded and in three patients missense mutations Ala150Va1, Arg171stop, and Leu397Pro were identified. We suggest that this novel syndrome of X-linked psychomotor retardation is due to a defect in T-3 entry into neurons through MCT8, resulting in impaired T-3 action and metabolism.}},
  author       = {{Friesema, ECH and Grueters, A and Biebermann, H and Krude, H and von Moers, A and Reeser, M and Barrett, TG and Mancilla, EE and Svensson, Johan and Kester, MHA and Kuiper, GGJM and Balkassmi, S and Uitterlinden, AG and Koehrle, J and Rodien, P and Halestrap, AP and Visser, T}},
  issn         = {{1474-547X}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{9443}},
  pages        = {{1435--1437}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{The Lancet}},
  title        = {{Association between mutations in a thyroid hormone transporter and severe X-linked psychomotor retardation}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17226-7}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/S0140-6736(04)17226-7}},
  volume       = {{364}},
  year         = {{2004}},
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