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Dichotomous responses to thyroid hormone treatment in a patient with primary hypothyroidism and thyroid hormone resistance.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 May 2011
Sabet Amin, Pallotta Johanna A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a rare syndrome of reduced TH sensitivity most often due to mutations affecting the β-isoform of the thyroid hormone receptor (TRβ). Patients with RTH may develop hypothyroidism as a result of surgery, mistreatment with radioiodine, or autoimmune thyroid disease. PATIENT FINDINGS: We describe a patient who underwent partial thyroid lobectomy for benign goiter at...
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