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[Thyroid hormone resistance (THR): a case report].
Gaceta medica de Mexico - 1 Jan 2000
Almeda-Valdés Paloma, Pérez-Enríquez Bernardo, Cuevas-Ramos Daniel, Pérez-Díaz Iván, Tusié-Luna María Teresa, Gómez-Pérez Francisco Javier
Abstract excerpt
Thyroid hormone resistance is a syndrome characterized by a reduced response to thyroid hormone with different degrees of resistance at target tissues. We present the clinical features, physical findings, and study protocol in a woman with thyroid hormone resistance. An arginine to tryptophan mutation on the β isoform of the thyroid hormone receptor gene was demonstrated. Thyroid hormone resistance is an uncommon...
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