High T3, Low T4 Serum Levels in Mct8 Deficiency Are Not Caused by Increased Hepatic Conversion through Type I Deiodinase
Author(s) -
Eva K. Wirth,
Eddy Rijntjes,
Franziska Meyer,
Josef Köhrle,
Ulrich Schweizer
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european thyroid journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.23
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2235-0802
pISSN - 2235-0640
DOI - 10.1159/000381021
Subject(s) - deiodinase , medicine , endocrinology , monocarboxylate transporter , thyroid , hormone , symporter , iodothyronine deiodinase , transporter , triiodothyronine , biology , gene , biochemistry
The Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome is a severe psychomotor retardation accompanied by specific changes in circulating thyroid hormone levels (high T3, low T4). These are caused by mutations in the thyroid hormone transmembrane transport protein monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8).
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