TY - JOUR
T1 - Autosomal dominant resistance to thyrotropin as a distinct entity in five multigenerational kindreds
T2 - Clinical characterization and exclusion of candidate loci
AU - Grasberger, Helmut
AU - Mimouni-Bloch, Aviva
AU - Vantyghem, Marie Christine
AU - Van Vliet, Guy
AU - Abramowicz, Marc
AU - Metzger, Daniel L.
AU - Abdullatif, Hussein
AU - Rydlewski, Catherine
AU - Macchia, Paolo E.
AU - Scherberg, Neal H.
AU - Van Sande, Jacqueline
AU - Mimouni, Marc
AU - Weiss, Roy E.
AU - Vassart, Gilbert
AU - Refetoff, Samuel
PY - 2005/7
Y1 - 2005/7
N2 - Context: Resistance to TSH (RTSH) is an inherited disorder of variable hyposensitivity to TSH. The metabolic consequences can range from euthyroid hyperthyrotropinemia to severe congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid hypoplasia. Although subclinical and mild hypothyroidism fitting the RTSH phenotype is common in the population, the role of genetic factors is far from being understood. Only in rare cases has RTSH been attributed to TSHR or PAX8 gene mutations. Objective, Setting, and Participants: Toward the identification of novel RTSH genes, we studied five large, unrelated families comprising 102 individuals, 56 of whom were affected. Results: Inheritance of RTSH in these families followed an autosomal dominant pattern without evidence for incomplete penetrance, yet expressivity was variable. Considering only fully phenotyped generations, 64% of the progeny was affected, with a 1:1.4 male-to-female ratio. Of 18 affected individuals tested in the neonatal period, two were undetected because of borderline results. The thyroid phenotype was indistinguishable from that observed with PAX8 and TSHR defects. In four families, untreated affected subjects of all ages had elevated serum thyroglobulin levels, consistent with a defect in the thyroid follicle cells. Linkage of RTSH to TSHR and PAX8 was excluded in all five families. For the largest families, we likewise excluded a contribution of genes previously only associated with syndromic forms of RTSH, namely TITF1, GNAS, and FOXE1. Conclusions: These kindreds represent a distinct etiological entity of autosomal dominant RTSH. According to the clinical presentation of these families, genetic causes of mild hyperthyrotropinemia in the general population may be more common than currently appreciated.
AB - Context: Resistance to TSH (RTSH) is an inherited disorder of variable hyposensitivity to TSH. The metabolic consequences can range from euthyroid hyperthyrotropinemia to severe congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid hypoplasia. Although subclinical and mild hypothyroidism fitting the RTSH phenotype is common in the population, the role of genetic factors is far from being understood. Only in rare cases has RTSH been attributed to TSHR or PAX8 gene mutations. Objective, Setting, and Participants: Toward the identification of novel RTSH genes, we studied five large, unrelated families comprising 102 individuals, 56 of whom were affected. Results: Inheritance of RTSH in these families followed an autosomal dominant pattern without evidence for incomplete penetrance, yet expressivity was variable. Considering only fully phenotyped generations, 64% of the progeny was affected, with a 1:1.4 male-to-female ratio. Of 18 affected individuals tested in the neonatal period, two were undetected because of borderline results. The thyroid phenotype was indistinguishable from that observed with PAX8 and TSHR defects. In four families, untreated affected subjects of all ages had elevated serum thyroglobulin levels, consistent with a defect in the thyroid follicle cells. Linkage of RTSH to TSHR and PAX8 was excluded in all five families. For the largest families, we likewise excluded a contribution of genes previously only associated with syndromic forms of RTSH, namely TITF1, GNAS, and FOXE1. Conclusions: These kindreds represent a distinct etiological entity of autosomal dominant RTSH. According to the clinical presentation of these families, genetic causes of mild hyperthyrotropinemia in the general population may be more common than currently appreciated.
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U2 - 10.1210/jc.2005-0572
DO - 10.1210/jc.2005-0572
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AN - SCOPUS:23044482192
SN - 0021-972X
VL - 90
SP - 4025
EP - 4034
JO - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
IS - 7
ER -