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Resistance to thyroid hormone due to a novel THRB p.Val349Ala mutation in a Taiwanese boy.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Oct 2020
Liu Zhen, Tsai Wen-Yu, Lee Cheng-Ting
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a rare congenital disorder characterized by impaired sensitivity of target tissues to thyroid hormone. The disease is mostly caused by heterozygous mutations of thyroid hormone receptor β (THRB) gene. We present a ten-year-old Taiwanese boy with goiter, mood disturbances and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Blood tests showed elevated serum thyroxine (T4) and...
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