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Homozygous Mutation in Human Serum Albumin and Its Implication on Thyroid Tests.
Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association - 1 Jun 2018
Mimoto Mizuho S, Karaca Anara, Scherberg Neal, Dumitrescu Alexandra M, Refetoff Samuel
Abstract excerpt
An individual with familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH) due to a homozygous mutation (c.653G>A, p.R218H) in the human serum albumin (HSA) gene is reported. The patient was identified during evaluation of abnormal thyroid tests in a large family with multiple levels of consanguinity. He showed a greater increase in total thyroxine (T4) relative to that observed in heterozygous family members. The higher...
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