Severe thyrotoxicosis in an infant revealing familial nonautoimmune hyperthyroidism with a novel (C672W) stimulating thyrotropin receptor germline mutation

Clin Case Rep. 2017 Oct 25;5(12):1980-1987. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.1178. eCollection 2017 Dec.

Abstract

We describe severe thyrotoxicosis in young members of a family with nonautoimmune hyperthyroidism caused by a C672W germline mutation in exon 10 of TSHR gene. In this family, lack of genotype-phenotype correlation and anticipation across generations could be linked to an increased iodine intake as recently observed in France.

Keywords: Familial nonautoimmune hyperthyroidism; iodine intake; mitral valve prolapse; proptosis; stimulating TSH receptor gene mutation.

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