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Homeobox protein Nkx-2.1

The NKX2-1 gene encodes a thyroid specific transcription factor. Mutations cause the following autosomal dominant conditions: non-medullary thyroid cancer, hypothyroidism, choreoathetosis, and neonatal respiratory distress.

Genetests:

Clinic Method Carrier testing
Turnaround 5 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Clinic Method Massive parallel sequencing
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA
Research Method Genomic sequencing of the entire coding region
Turnaround 25 days
Specimen type genomic DNA

Related Diseases:

Hereditary benign chorea
NKX2-1
Choreoathetosis with hypothyroidism and neonatal respiratory distress
NKX2-1
Non-medullary thyroid cancer 4
NKX2-1

References:

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Garcia-Barcelo M et al. (2005) TTF-1 and RET promoter SNPs: regulation of RET transcription in Hirschsprung's disease.

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Taniguchi H et al. (2013) The spatial and temporal origin of chandelier cells in mouse neocortex.

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Winslow MM et al. (2011) Suppression of lung adenocarcinoma progression by Nkx2-1.

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Weir BA et al. (2007) Characterizing the cancer genome in lung adenocarcinoma.

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Holland PW et al. (2007) Classification and nomenclature of all human homeobox genes.

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Garcia-Barceló MM et al. (2007) Evaluation of the thyroid transcription factor-1 gene (TITF1) as a Hirschsprung's disease locus.

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Dentice M et al. (2005) Pendrin is a novel in vivo downstream target gene of the TTF-1/Nkx-2.1 homeodomain transcription factor in differentiated thyroid cells.

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Seidman JG et al. (2002) Transcription factor haploinsufficiency: when half a loaf is not enough.

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Hamdan H et al. (1998) Structure of the human Nkx2.1 gene.

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Kimura S et al. (1996) The T/ebp null mouse: thyroid-specific enhancer-binding protein is essential for the organogenesis of the thyroid, lung, ventral forebrain, and pituitary.

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Ikeda K et al. (1995) Gene structure and expression of human thyroid transcription factor-1 in respiratory epithelial cells.

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Acebrón A et al. (1995) Congenital human thyroglobulin defect due to low expression of the thyroid-specific transcription factor TTF-1.

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Guazzi S et al. (1990) Thyroid nuclear factor 1 (TTF-1) contains a homeodomain and displays a novel DNA binding specificity.

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Thorwarth A et al. (2014) Comprehensive genotyping and clinical characterisation reveal 27 novel NKX2-1 mutations and expand the phenotypic spectrum.

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Zhu NL et al. (2004) NKX2.1 regulates transcription of the gene for human bone morphogenetic protein-4 in lung epithelial cells.

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Trueba SS et al. (2005) PAX8, TITF1, and FOXE1 gene expression patterns during human development: new insights into human thyroid development and thyroid dysgenesis-associated malformations.

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Breedveld GJ et al. (2002) Mutations in TITF-1 are associated with benign hereditary chorea.

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Kleiner-Fisman G et al. (2003) Benign hereditary chorea: clinical, genetic, and pathological findings.

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Devriendt K et al. (1998) Deletion of thyroid transcription factor-1 gene in an infant with neonatal thyroid dysfunction and respiratory failure.

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Iwatani N et al. (2000) Deletion of NKX2.1 gene encoding thyroid transcription factor-1 in two siblings with hypothyroidism and respiratory failure.

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Pohlenz J et al. (2002) Partial deficiency of thyroid transcription factor 1 produces predominantly neurological defects in humans and mice.

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Krude H et al. (2002) Choreoathetosis, hypothyroidism, and pulmonary alterations due to human NKX2-1 haploinsufficiency.

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Doyle DA et al. (2004) Autosomal dominant transmission of congenital hypothyroidism, neonatal respiratory distress, and ataxia caused by a mutation of NKX2-1.

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Asmus F et al. (2005) A novel TITF-1 mutation causes benign hereditary chorea with response to levodopa.

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Carré A et al. (2009) Five new TTF1/NKX2.1 mutations in brain-lung-thyroid syndrome: rescue by PAX8 synergism in one case.

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Ngan ES et al. (2009) A germline mutation (A339V) in thyroid transcription factor-1 (TITF-1/NKX2.1) in patients with multinodular goiter and papillary thyroid carcinoma.

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NCBI article

NCBI 7080 external link
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OMIM.ORG article

Omim 600635 external link
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Orphanet article

Orphanet ID 156077 external link
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Wikipedia article

Wikipedia EN (NK2_homeobox_1) external link
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