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Intranasal delivery of Thyroid hormones in MCT8 deficiency.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2020
Grijota-Martínez Carmen, Bárez-López Soledad, Ausó Eva, Refetoff Samuel, Frey William H, Guadaño-Ferraz Ana
Abstract excerpt
Loss of function mutations in the gene encoding the thyroid hormone transporter monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) lead to severe neurodevelopmental defects in humans associated with a specific thyroid hormone phenotype manifesting high serum 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) and low thyroxine (T4) levels. Patients present a paradoxical state of peripheral hyperthyroidism and brain hypothyroidism, this last one most...
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