Article
Inherited defects of thyroid hormone metabolism.
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Apr 2011
Dumitrescu A M, Refetoff S
Abstract excerpt
Intracellular metabolism of thyroid hormone and availability of the active hormone, triiodothyronine is regulated by three selenoprotein iodothyronine deiodinases (Ds). While acquired changes in D activities are common, inherited defects in humans have not been identified. Selenium (Se) is an essential trace element required for the biosynthesis of selenoproteins, and selenocysteine insertion sequence (SECIS)...
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