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Sodium-iodide cotransporter

The SLC5A5 gene encodes a transporter of iodine that is predominantly expressed in thyroid tissue and mammary gland. It is important to the production of thyroid hormone. Mutations cause autosomal recessive hypothyroidism with goiter, thyroid dyshormonogenesis 1.

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:

Thyroid dyshormonogenesis 1
SLC5A5

References:

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Caturegli P et al. (2000) Hypothyroidism in transgenic mice expressing IFN-gamma in the thyroid.

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Dohán O et al. (2007) The Na+/I symporter (NIS) mediates electroneutral active transport of the environmental pollutant perchlorate.

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Kosugi S et al. (2002) A novel peculiar mutation in the sodium/iodide symporter gene in spanish siblings with iodide transport defect.

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Cho JY et al. (2000) Hormonal regulation of radioiodide uptake activity and Na+/I- symporter expression in mammary glands.

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Spitzweg C et al. (1999) Analysis of human sodium iodide symporter immunoreactivity in human exocrine glands.

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Kosugi S et al. (1999) A novel mutation in the sodium/iodide symporter gene in the largest family with iodide transport defect.

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Venkataraman GM et al. (1999) Restoration of iodide uptake in dedifferentiated thyroid carcinoma: relationship to human Na+/I-symporter gene methylation status.

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Kosugi S et al. (1998) High prevalence of T354P sodium/iodide symporter gene mutation in Japanese patients with iodide transport defect who have heterogeneous clinical pictures.

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Fujiwara H et al. (1998) Recurrent T354P mutation of the Na+/I- symporter in patients with iodide transport defect.

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Arturi F et al. (1998) Iodide symporter gene expression in human thyroid tumors.

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Levy O et al. (1998) Identification of a structural requirement for thyroid Na+/I- symporter (NIS) function from analysis of a mutation that causes human congenital hypothyroidism.

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Ohmori M et al. (1998) A novel thyroid transcription factor is essential for thyrotropin-induced up-regulation of Na+/I- symporter gene expression.

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Pohlenz J et al. (1998) Congenital hypothyroidism due to mutations in the sodium/iodide symporter. Identification of a nonsense mutation producing a downstream cryptic 3' splice site.

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Matsuda A et al. (1997) A homozygous missense mutation of the sodium/iodide symporter gene causing iodide transport defect.

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Pohlenz J et al. (1997) Hypothyroidism in a Brazilian kindred due to iodide trapping defect caused by a homozygous mutation in the sodium/iodide symporter gene.

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Smanik PA et al. (1997) Expression, exon-intron organization, and chromosome mapping of the human sodium iodide symporter.

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Smanik PA et al. (1996) Cloning of the human sodium lodide symporter.

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Dai G et al. (1996) Cloning and characterization of the thyroid iodide transporter.

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Albero R et al. (1987) Congenital hypothyroidism from complete iodide transport defect: long-term evolution with iodide treatment.

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Couch RM et al. (1985) Congenital hypothyroidism caused by defective iodide transport.

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Kosugi S et al. (1998) Novel, missense and loss-of-function mutations in the sodium/iodide symporter gene causing iodide transport defect in three Japanese patients.

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Fujiwara H et al. (1997) Congenital hypothyroidism caused by a mutation in the Na+/I- symporter.

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Fortunati N et al. (2004) Valproic acid induces the expression of the Na+/I- symporter and iodine uptake in poorly differentiated thyroid cancer cells.

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Lazar V et al. (1999) Expression of the Na+/I- symporter gene in human thyroid tumors: a comparison study with other thyroid-specific genes.

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NCBI article

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OMIM.ORG article

Omim 601843 external link
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Orphanet article

Orphanet ID 119700 external link
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Wikipedia article

Wikipedia EN (Sodium-iodide_symporter) external link
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