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Molecular diagnosis and characterization of thyroid hormone resistance syndromes.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jan 1991
Usala S J
Abstract excerpt
The genetic basis of generalized resistance to thyroid hormones (GRTH) is now well understood. In the majority of patients, diverse mutations in the T3-binding domain of the c-erbA beta thyroid hormone receptor gene result in variable clinical presentations. These mutations are dominant negative in that the mutant receptors inhibit the function of normal beta-receptor (from one allele) and normal alpha-receptor...
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