Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab.  2024 Feb;29(1):67-69. 10.6065/apem.2346056.028.

Resistance to thyroid hormone and nonfunctioning pituitary microadenoma in a 13-year-old boy with THRB mutation

• Kim J
• Noh ES
• Kim MS
• Choi JM
• Lee SM
• Cho SY

• KMID: 2553020
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.6065/apem.2346056.028

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  Fig. 1. Chromatogram of the heterozygous mutation, c.1021C>G, (pLeu341Val), in the THRB gene of the proband, his mother, and elder sister. This mutation was not detected in the father or brother.

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  Fig. 2. Serial changes in clinical symptoms with thyroid hormone and medication use. TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone; fT4, free T4.

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