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A novel point mutation in cluster 3 of the thyroid hormone receptor beta gene (P247L) causing mild resistance to thyroid hormone.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Dec 1999
Pohlenz J, Manders L, Sadow P M, Kansal P C, Refetoff S, Weiss R E
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH), a syndrome characterized by variable tissue hyposensitivity to thyroid hormone (TH), is linked to mutations in the thyroid hormone receptor (TR) beta gene. We report a new family with a heretofore unreported mutation, P247L. The proposita, a 31-year-old female, presented with goiter and palpitations. RTH was suspected because of elevated serum free thyroxine (FT4) level with a...
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