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Human Genetics of Thyroid Hormone Receptor Beta: Resistance to Thyroid Hormone Beta (RTHβ).
Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) - 1 Jan 2018
Pappa Theodora, Refetoff Samuel
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to thyroid hormone beta (RTHβ) is a syndrome characterized by reduced responsiveness of peripheral tissues to thyroid hormone (TH). Affected individuals have consistently high TH levels and non-suppressed thyrotropin in the absence of acute illness, drugs, or alterations in TH binding proteins. Depending on the tissue, features of TH excess and deficiency may coexist, although most individuals have a...
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