Article
Current loss-of-function mutations in the thyrotropin receptor gene: when to investigate, clinical effects, and treatment.
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 1 Jan 2013
Cassio Alessandra, Nicoletti Annalisa, Rizzello Angela, Zazzetta Emanuela, Bal Milva, Baldazzi Lilia
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor (TSHR) loss-of-function (LOF) mutations lead to a wide spectrum of phenotypes, ranging from severe congenital hypothyroidism (CH) to mild euthyroid hyperthyrotropinemia. The degree of TSH resistance depends on the severity of the impairment of the receptor function caused by the mutation and on the number of mutated alleles In this review data about genotype-phenotype...
Topics
- Congenital Hypothyroidism
- Humans
- Mutation
- Receptors, Thyrotropin
