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Diverse Genotypes and Phenotypes of Three Novel Thyroid Hormone Receptor-α Mutations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2016
Demir Korcan, van Gucht Anja L M, Büyükinan Muammer, Çatlı Gönül, Ayhan Yavuz, Baş Veysel Nijat, Dündar Bumin, Özkan Behzat, Meima Marcel E, Visser W Edward, Peeters Robin P, Visser Theo J
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CONTEXT: Recently several patients with resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH)-α due to T3 receptor-α (TRα) mutations were identified. The phenotype of these patients consists of varying degrees of growth impairment, delayed bone, mental and motor development, constipation, macrocephaly, and near-normal thyroid function tests. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to describe the clinical phenotype of three new...
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