Thyroid hormone resistance: The role of mutational analysis

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 738-741

  Florkowski, C M ^a   Brownlie, B E W ^b   Croxson, M S ^d   Manning, P ^e   Farrand, S ^e   Smith, G ^c   Potter, H C ^a   George, P M ^a  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c Southern Community Laboratories   (New Zealand)

^d GREEN LANE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^e DUNEDIN HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone; Mutational analysis; Thyroid hormone; Thyroid hormone receptor

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR BETA; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EUTHYROIDISM; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS FUNCTION; LABORATORY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; SCHOOL CHILD;

DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTORS BETA; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 33749840430     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2006.01189.x     Document Type: Article

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