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European Congress of Endocrinology 2022

Milan, Italy
21 May 2022 - 24 May 2022

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The 24th European Congress of Endocrinology (ECE) and the Italian Society of Endocrinology look forward to welcoming you to Milan. ECE 2022 returns for a four day, six parallel session festival of endocrine science. You can join us In person in Milan, Italy OR Live @Home online!

Plenary Lectures

Thyroid Hormone Resistance, Diagnosis and Treatment

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Thyroid hormone resistance, diagnosis and treatment

Moran Carla

Resistance to Thyroid hormone (RTH) encompasses various disorders of Thyroid Hormone (TH) Action, including defective signalling through TH Receptors (RTH alpha, RTH Beta), abnormal TH metabolism (Selenoprotein deficiency) and altered cellular entry of TH (MCT8 defects). In this talk, I will focus on RTH alpha and beta. RTH beta is usually associated with mutations in the THRB gene and is often readily identified, due to the associated typical biochemical pattern of r...