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Characteristics of patients with late manifestation of resistance thyroid hormone syndrome: a single-center experience.
Endocrine - 1 Dec 2015
Han Rulai, Ye Lei, Jiang Xiaohua, Zhou Xiaoyi, Billon Cyrielle, Guan Wenyue, Gauthier Karine, Fang Weiyuan, Wang Weiqing, Samarut Jacques, Ning Guang
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a rare genetic disease caused by reduced tissue sensitivity to thyroid hormone. The hallmark of RTH is elevated serum levels of thyroid hormone with unsuppressed thyrotropin (TSH). However, the most common form of RTH results from minor defects in the ligand-binding domain or hinge domain of the TRβ gene, resulting in impaired T3-induced transcriptional activity, often...
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