Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia
SpecialtyEndocrinology

Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia is a type of hyperthyroxinemia associated with mutations in the human serum albumin gene.[1] The term was introduced in 1982.[2]

References

  1. ^ Petitpas I, Petersen CE, Ha CE, et al. (May 2003). "Structural basis of albumin–thyroxine interactions and familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 100 (11): 6440–5. Bibcode:2003PNAS..100.6440P. doi:10.1073/pnas.1137188100. PMC 164465. PMID 12743361.
  2. ^ Ruiz M, Rajatanavin R, Young RA, et al. (March 1982). "Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia: a syndrome that can be confused with thyrotoxicosis". New England Journal of Medicine. 306 (11): 635–9. doi:10.1056/NEJM198203183061103. PMID 6173750.

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Classification
Thyroid disease
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