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TRα receptor mutations extend the spectrum of syndromes of reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormone.
Presse medicale (Paris, France : 1983) - 1 Nov 2015
Vlaeminck-Guillem Virginie, Espiard Stéphanie, Flamant Frédéric, Wémeau Jean-Louis
Abstract excerpt
Since 2012, eight different abnormalities have been described in the THRA gene (encoding the TRα1 thyroid hormone receptor) of 14 patients from 9 families. These mutations induce a clinical phenotype (resistance to thyroid hormone type α) associating symptoms of untreated mild congenital hypothyroidism and a near-normal range of free and total thyroid hormones and TSH (the T4/T3 ratio is nevertheless usually...
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