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Two Cases of Goitrous Hypothyroidism in Siblings.
Kwang Ok Lee, Hwa Il Kwag, Hoon Kook, Young Youn Choi, Tai Joo Hwang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1990;33(1):129-134.   Published online January 31, 1990
The authors experienced two cases of goitrous hypothyroidism in siblings. The etiology was considered to be defect of iodide organification in steps of thyroxine synthesis. The diagnosis was made on the basis of history, clinical features, thyroid function test, thyroid scanning, ultrasonogram and perchlorate discharge test. We report these cases with a review of related literatres.