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A new point mutation (C446R) in the thyroid hormone receptor-beta gene of a family with resistance to thyroid hormone.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 May 1994
Weiss R E, Chyna B, Duell P B, Hayashi Y, Sunthornthepvarakul T, Refetoff S
Abstract excerpt
Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a condition of impaired end-organ responsiveness to thyroid hormone characterized by goiter and elevated thyroid hormone levels with an inappropriately normal TSH. RTH has been associated with mutations in the thyroid hormone receptor-beta (TR beta) gene. We report studies carried out in 21 members of a family (F119), 12 of whom exhibited the RTH phenotype. A point mutation...
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