Thyroid Hormone Resistance in a Preterm Infant with a Novel THRB Mutation

• Published in: Neonatal medicine (Seoul, Korea) Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 111 - 116
• Main Authors: Bae, Joon Yeol, Kim, Dong Yeop, Kwon, Young Dai, Song, Young Hwa, Lim, Han Hyuk, Park, Hyung-Doo, Lim, Jae Woo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Infant, premature; Thyroid hormone resistance syndrome; Goiter; Triiodothyronine; Thyroid hormone receptors beta

Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a condition caused by a mutation in the thyroid hormone receptor gene. It is rarely reported in individuals with no family history of RTH or in premature infants, and its clinical presentation varies. In our case, a premature infant with no family history of th...