Article
[Thyroid hormone resistance syndrome].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Feb 2004
Carvalho Gisah A de, Ramos Helton E
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a syndrome characterized by elevated serum thyroid hormone (TH) levels and elevated or inappropriately normal thyrotropin levels. In general, patients exhibit TH resistance in the pituitary and peripheral tissues. The phenotype of RTH is variable; the affected individuals are clinically euthyroid or even hypothyroid depending on the severity of the mutation, the variable...
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