Article
Genetic and clinical features of 42 kindreds with resistance to thyroid hormone. The National Institutes of Health Prospective Study.
Annals of internal medicine - 15 Oct 1995
Brucker-Davis F, Skarulis M C, Grace M B, Benichou J, Hauser P, Wiggs E, Weintraub B D
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine the genetic and clinical features of resistance to thyroid hormone in a study from a single institution. DESIGN: Prospective, controlled study. SETTING: National Institutes of Health. PATIENTS: 104 patients with resistance to thyroid hormone from 42 kindreds and 114 unaffected relatives sharing the patients' environmental and genetic backgrounds. MEASUREMENTS: Thyroid, cardiovascular,...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
- Body Height
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Drug Resistance
- Female
- Genes, Dominant
- Goiter
