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226307 Hypothyroidism due to deficient transcription factors involved in pituitary development or function

definition

Hypothyroidism due to mutations in transcription factors involved in pituitary development or function is a type of central congenital hypothyroidism (see this term), a permanent thyroid deficiency that is present from birth, characterized by low levels of thyroid hormones caused by disorders in the development or function of the pituitary.