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A Case of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (RTH) with a Negative Family History with Diagnosis Based on Persistent Palpitations.
Journal of UOEH - 1 Jan 2000
Kurozumi Akira, Okada Yosuke, Arao Tadashi, Tanaka Yoshiya
Abstract excerpt
Approximately 140 different mutations of thyroid hormone receptor β (TRβ) have been identified in resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH). We report herein a middle-aged man with a negative family history who was diagnosed with RTH based on persistent palpitations. Genetic analysis showed a TRβ mutation causing the substitution of alanine for proline 453 (P453A) in exon 10. Since treatment of RTH is different from...
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