Identification and functional studies of two new dual-oxidase 2 (DUOX2) mutations in a child with congenital hypothyroidism and a eutopic normal-size thyroid gland.

CONTEXT: Some cases of congenital hypothyroidism (CH) are associated with a gland of normal size.
OBJECTIVE: To explore the cause of organification defect in one child with CH and a eutopic thyroid gland, genetic analyses of TPO, DUOX2, and DUOXA2 genes were performed. PATIENT: One child with CH, a eutopic thyroid gland, and a partial organification defect was shown after (123)I scintigraphy and perchlorate test.
METHODS: In the child with the organification defect, TPO, DUOX2, and DUOXA2 genes were analyzed. The functional activity of the DUOX2 mutants was studied after expression in eukaryotic cells.
RESULTS: No TPO or DUOXA2 gene mutations were identified. Direct sequencing of the DUOX2 gene revealed a compound heterozygous genotype for S911L and C1052Y substitutions. S911L and C1052Y caused a partial defect in H(2)O(2) production after transient expression in HeLa cells.
CONCLUSIONS: We performed a genetic analysis in one child with CH and a eutopic thyroid gland. Two new mutations in DUOX2 gene responsible for the partial deficit in the organification process were identified.