CV Lattes
Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Extensive knowledge in the health area: nutrition, endocrinology and genetics. Academic experience in projects involving molecular biology, human genetics, endocrine development and cancer. (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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The main role of the thyroid gland is the production of T3 and T4 that are essential for development and regulation of several functions in the body. Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a systemic metabolic disorder, with insufficient production of thyroid hormones in the neonatal period. HC can be caused by embryonic development defects of thyroid gland (dysgenesis) or in the hormones synt…
Inborn thyroid hormone synthesis errors or dishormonogenesis account for 10-15% of congenital hypothyroidism patients. The molecular diagnosis validates the etiologic diagnosis, helping to distinguish between different defects and genetic counseling. The most common defects are iodine organification defect, caused by mutation in thyroperoxidase (TPO) and THOX2 and thyroglobulin (TG) defec…
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