title: Detection of combined genomic variants in a Jordanian family with familial non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism.
abstract: Five patients, four brothers and their paternal aunt, presented with a history of overt hyperthyroidism and goiter. Hyperthyroidism in this family was remarkable for its poor response to carbimazole (30-50 mg/d). The thyroid ultrasound showed a diffusely enlarged gland in all the affected members, and thyroid stimulating antibodies (TSAB) were negative. Screening for germline mutations in thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor (TSHR) gene was performed by direct sequencing of genomic DNA extracted from peripheral blood leukocytes of all family members. The sequence analysis of all TSHR gene exons and intron borders revealed two genomic variants. The first was a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) within exon seven (Asn187Asn), whereas the other was located in intron seven (IVS7+68TG). All affected members, two asymptomatic brothers with sub-clinical hyperthyroidism, and their father were heterozygous for those two genomic variants. Anti-thyroid drug treatment for several months successfully relieved symptoms in one subject, whereas the remaining patients required total thyroidectomy to control their disease. This is the first Jordanian family with familial non-autoimmune hyperthyroidism, with mutations affecting the TSHR gene.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan.
authors.forename: Said I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: Ismail S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Mahmoud
authors.forename: Mahmoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Al-Ardah
authors.forename: Amid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelnour
authors.forename: Nidal A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Younes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D023281:Genomics; D018095:Germ-Line Mutation; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000235:genetics*; D007438:Introns; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D020641:Polymorphism, Single Nucleotide; D011989:Receptors, Thyrotropin / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D011989:Receptors, Thyrotropin
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