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Resistance to thyroid hormone mediated by defective thyroid hormone receptor alpha.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Jul 2013
Schoenmakers Nadia, Moran Carla, Peeters Robin P, Visser Theo, Gurnell Mark, Chatterjee Krishna
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Thyroid hormone acts via receptor subtypes (TRα1, TRβ1, TRβ2) with differing tissue distributions, encoded by distinct genes (THRA, THRB). THRB mutations cause a disorder with central (hypothalamic-pituitary) resistance to thyroid hormone action with markedly elevated thyroid hormone and normal TSH levels. SCOPE OF REVIEW: This review describes the clinical features, genetic and molecular pathogenesis...
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