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Multiple genetic factors in the heterogeneity of thyroid hormone resistance.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 1993
Weiss R E, Marcocci C, Bruno-Bossio G, Refetoff S
Abstract excerpt
Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone (GRTH), a syndrome of inherited tissue hyposensitivity to thyroid hormone, is linked to thyroid hormone receptor (TR) mutations. A typical feature of GRTH is variable severity of organ involvement among families that, surprisingly, does not correlate with the degree of T3-binding impairment of the corresponding in vitro synthesized mutant TRs. Furthermore, variations in...
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