Article
[Diagnosis of thyroid hormone resistance by molecular biology].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Apr 1994
Sasaki S, Nakamura H
Abstract excerpt
The syndrome of thyroid hormone resistance is an inherited disease characterized by reduced thyroid hormone actions in the tissue. Clinically it is classified into two types: generalized resistance to thyroid hormone (GRTH) and pituitary resistance (PRTH). Recent advances in molecular biology have revealed a number of genetic abnormalities of thyroid hormone receptor beta (TR beta) in this disorder. The mutations...
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