Synonyms
Hereditary nonautoimmune autosomal dominant toxic thyroid hyperplasia
Definition and Characteristics
Nonautoimmune autosomal dominant hyperthyroidism is caused by germline mutations in the TSH receptor (TSHR).
This disorder is characterized by the following (Table 1) (TSH receptor Mutation Database II, http://www.uni-leipzig.de/∼innere) (OMIM 609152) [1–5]:
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Gozu, H.I., Lüblinghoff, J., Bircan, R., Paschke, R. (2009). Hyperthyroidism, Non-autoimmune Autosomal Dominant. In: Lang, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Molecular Mechanisms of Disease. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-29676-8_1745
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