Definition
The NKX2-1 gene is located on chromosome 14 at 14q13.3 and encodes the NK2 homeobox 1 protein, a transcription factor that binds and activates thyroid specific genes. NKX2-1 was first reported in relation to autosomal dominant NKX2-1 related choreoathetosis and congenital hypothyroidism with or without pulmonary dysfunction in 1998.
**Definition source
Devriendt et al., 1998, PMID: 9565498
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Preferred gene-related syndrome label NKX2-1 related choreoathetosis and congenital hypothyroidism with or without pulmonary dysfunction
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Parent term (use OLS, or your favorite ontology browser) syndromic hypothyroidism
Definition The NKX2-1 gene is located on chromosome 14 at 14q13.3 and encodes the NK2 homeobox 1 protein, a transcription factor that binds and activates thyroid specific genes. NKX2-1 was first reported in relation to autosomal dominant NKX2-1 related choreoathetosis and congenital hypothyroidism with or without pulmonary dysfunction in 1998.
**Definition source Devriendt et al., 1998, PMID: 9565498
Children terms (if applicable) Should any existing terms be re-classified as children underneath this new proposed term? N/A
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