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DOI: 10.1590/S0004-27302008000800002
OBJECTIVE: To report the clinical and molecular aspects of a patient with a diagnosis of Resistance to Thyroid Hormone (RTH) harboring the E449X mutation associated with autoimmune thyroid disease and severe neuropsychomotor retardation. METHODS: We present a case report including clinical and laboratory findings, and molecular analysis of a Brazilian patient with RTH. RESULTS: A 23-year old male presented hyperactivity disorder, attention deficit, delayed neuropsychomotor development, and goiter. Since the age of 1 year and 8 months, his mother had […]
Keywords: autoimmune; E449X Mutation; Resistance to thyroid hormone; Retarded Neuropsychomotor Development; Thyroid disease; TR? gene