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ba0001pp458 | Other diseases of bone and mineral metabolism | ECTS2013

Evaluation of bone and mineral metabolism in patients with the syndrome of resistance to thyroid hormone

Cardoso Ludmilla , de Paula Francisco , Maciel Lea

Introduction: Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is a rare disease, characterized by elevated thyroid hormone and not suppressed TSH concentrations. In 85% of cases it is related to TRĪ² gene mutations.Objectives: To evaluate biochemical and densitometric features of 14 patients with RTH (RTHG: 7 females (4 children) and seven males (2 children)) in comparison to 24 control subjects (CG, 14 females (8 children) and 10 males (4 children)).<p clas...