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Homozygous Resistance to Thyroid Hormone β: Can Combined Antithyroid Drug and Triiodothyroacetic Acid Treatment Prevent Cardiac Failure?

Moran, C; Habeb, AM; Kahaly, GJ; Kampmann, C; Hughes, M; Marek, J; Rajanayagam, O; ... Chatterjee, K; + view all (2017) Homozygous Resistance to Thyroid Hormone β: Can Combined Antithyroid Drug and Triiodothyroacetic Acid Treatment Prevent Cardiac Failure? Journal of the Endocrine Society , 1 (9) pp. 1203-1212. 10.1210/js.2017-00204. Green open access

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Abstract

Resistance to thyroid hormone β (RTHβ) due to homozygous THRB defects is exceptionally rare, with only five kindreds reported worldwide. Cardiac dysfunction, which can be life-threatening, is recognized in the disorder. Here we describe the clinical, metabolic, ophthalmic, and cardiac findings in a 9-year-old boy harboring a biallelic THRB mutation (R243Q), along with biochemical, physiologic, and cardiac responses to carbimazole and triiodothyroacetic acid (TRIAC) therapy. The patient exhibits recognized features (goiter, nonsuppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, upper respiratory tract infections, hyperactivity, low body mass index) of heterozygous RTHβ, with additional characteristics (dysmorphic facies, winging of scapulae) and more markedly elevated thyroid hormone levels, associated with the homozygous form of the disorder. Notably, an older sibling with similar clinical features and probable homozygous RTHβ had died of cardiac failure at age 13 years. Features of early dilated cardiomyopathy in our patient prompted combination treatment with carbimazole and TRIAC. Careful titration of therapy limited elevation in TSH levels and associated increase in thyroid volume. Subsequently, sustained reduction in thyroid hormones with normal TSH levels was reflected in lower basal metabolic rate, gain of lean body mass, and improved growth and cardiac function. A combination of antithyroid drug and TRIAC therapy may prevent thyrotoxic cardiomyopathy and its decompensation in homozygous or even heterozygous RTHβ in which life-threatening hyperthyroid features predominate.

Type: Article
Title: Homozygous Resistance to Thyroid Hormone β: Can Combined Antithyroid Drug and Triiodothyroacetic Acid Treatment Prevent Cardiac Failure?
Location: United States
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1210/js.2017-00204
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1210/js.2017-00204
Language: English
Additional information: This article has been published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Copyright for this article is retained by the author(s).
Keywords: cardiac thyrotoxicosis, homozygous THRB mutation, resistance to thyroid hormone
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Institute of Ophthalmology
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Neurosciences Dept
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Genetics and Genomic Medicine Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10040719
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