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A novel mutation (M310L) in the thyroid hormone receptor beta causing resistance to thyroid hormone in a Brazilian kindred and a neonate.
Molecular genetics and metabolism - 1 Nov 2000
Furlanetto T W, Kopp P, Peccin S, Gu W X, Jameson J L
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is an inherited syndrome of reduced tissue responsiveness to thyroid hormone (T3) caused by mutations in the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRbeta). The index patient of the family reported here, a 17-year-old woman, came to medical attention because of a diffuse goiter, short stature, and learning disabilities. Biochemical tests revealed an elevated free T4 of 5.2 ng/dl...
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