Congenital goiter found in a district of Omuro, Kochi, Shikoku, Japan: familial goiter caused by possible defect of diiodotyrosine coupling to form thyroxine

MeSH terms

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Diiodotyrosine / metabolism*
• Diiodotyrosine / urine
• Female
• Goiter / congenital*
• Goiter / etiology
• Goiter / genetics
• Goiter / metabolism
• Humans
• Iodine / metabolism
• Iodine Isotopes
• Karyotyping
• Male
• Metabolic Diseases / complications
• Pedigree
• Thiocyanates / administration & dosage
• Thyroid Function Tests
• Thyroid Gland / metabolism
• Thyroxine / biosynthesis*
• Triiodothyronine / biosynthesis