ea0092op-02-04 | Oral Session 2: Thyroid hormone action in the brain | ETA2023
Rurale Giuditta
, Bossolasco Patrizia
, Campi Irene
, Silani Vincenzo
, Persani Luca
Patients with resistance to thyroid hormone β (RTHβ) often display a neurocognitive phenotype, but the underlying biological defects have not been characterized. The predominant receptor isoform expressed in brain tissue is TRα1 leading to the assumption that this receptor accounts for most of the T3 effects. Nevertheless, TRα and TRβ are both expressed in brain therefore our study aims to understand the impact of a mutant THRβ on TH action in the...