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ReviewBiochimica et biophysica acta2013

The syndromes of reduced sensitivity to thyroid hormone.

Alexandra M Dumitrescu, Samuel Refetoff

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Review in Biochimica et biophysica acta, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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95citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

95 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 244 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexandra M DumitrescuDepartment of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Samuel Refetoff
University of Chicago · US

Funding

TRANSGENIC COREP60DK020595 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI BELL, GRAEME I · 1985 to 2012
$25.5M
ZOLEDRONATE &OSTEOPOROTIC EFFECTS OF ANDROGEN DEPRIVATIM01RR000055 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ROSENFIELD, ROBERT L · 1985 to 2007
$19.0M
THYROID PHYSIOLOGY STUDIES OF INHERITED DISORDERSR01DK015070 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI ANTONIO C BIANCO, Alexandra Mihaela Dumitrescu · 1986 to 2026
$8.1M
THYROID PHYSIOLOGY STUDIES OF INHERITED DISORDERSR37DK015070 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI REFETOFF, SAMUEL · 1989 to 2015
$5.6M
The pathophysiology of SBP2 abnormalitiesF32DK091016 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI DUMITRESCU, ALEXANDRA MIHAELA · 2011 to 2011
$57k
PURCHASING OF A GENETISCAN FOR AUTOMATED KARYOTYPINGS10RR004999 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI PATHAK, S · 1988 to 1988
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NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR000055NCRR NIH HHS RR04999NIDDK NIH HHS DK091016NIDDK NIH HHS DK15070NIDDK NIH HHS DK205955NIDDK NIH HHS F32 DK091016NIDDK NIH HHS P60 DK020595NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK015070NIDDK NIH HHS R37 DK015070
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSix known steps are required for the circulating thyroid hormone (TH) to exert its action on target tissues. For three of these steps, human mutations and distinct phenotypes have been identified. SCOPE OF REVIEW: The clinical, laboratory, genetic and molecular characteristics of these three defects of TH action are the subject of this review. The first defect, recognized 45years ago, produces resistance to TH and carries the acronym, RTH. In the majority of cases it is caused by TH receptor β gene mutations. It has been found in over 3000 individuals belonging to approximately 1000 families. Two relatively novel syndromes presenting reduced sensitivity to TH involve membrane transport and metabolism of TH. One of them, caused by mutations in the TH cell-membrane transporter MCT8, produces severe psychomotor defects. It has been identified in more than 170 males from 90 families. A defect of the intracellular metabolism of TH in 10 individuals from 8 families is caused by mutations in the SECISBP2 gene required for the synthesis of selenoproteins, including TH deiodinases. MAJOR

conclusionsDefects at different steps along the pathway leading to TH action at cellular level can manifest as reduced sensitivity to TH. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: Knowledge of the molecular mechanisms involved in TH action allows the recognition of the phenotypes caused by defects of TH action. Once previously known defects have been ruled out, new molecular defects could be sought, thus opening the avenue for novel insights in thyroid physiology. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Thyroid hormone signaling.

Indexed as

Biological TransportHumansMembrane Transport ProteinsMutationPhenotypeReceptors, Thyroid HormoneThyroid Hormone Resistance SyndromeThyroid HormonesMembrane Transport ProteinsReceptors, Thyroid HormoneThyroid Hormones

Identifiers

PMID22986150
PMCPMC3528849
OpenAlexW2021620963

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