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Resistance to thyroid hormone α, revelation of basic study to clinical consequences.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 May 2016
Tang Yaling, Yu Miao, Lian Xiaolan
Abstract excerpt
In the past 3 years, 15 patients with resistance to thyroid hormone α (RTHα), nine THRA gene mutations have been reported, reforming classification of RTH. RTHα exhibits distinguished clinical manifestations from RTHβ, including growth retardation, skeletal dysplasia, impaired neurodevelopment, cardiovascular dysfunction, constipation and specific thyroid axis type. This review focuses on possible pathogenesis by...
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