Department of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano, Milano, Italy.
Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Milano, Italy.
Eur Thyroid J. 2024 Aug 3;13(4). doi: 10.1530/ETJ-24-0125. Print 2024 Aug 1.
Impaired sensitivity to thyroid hormones encompasses disorders with defective transport of hormones into cells, reduced hormone metabolism, and resistance to hormone action. Mediated by heritable single-gene defects, these rare conditions exhibit different patterns of discordant thyroid function associated with multisystem phenotypes. In this context, challenges include ruling out other causes of biochemical discordance, making a diagnosis using clinical features together with the identification of pathogenic variants in causal genes, and managing these rare disorders with a limited evidence base. For each condition, the present guidelines aim to inform clinical practice by summarizing key clinical features and useful investigations, criteria for molecular genetic diagnosis, and pathways for management and therapy. Specific, key recommendations were developed by combining the best research evidence available with the knowledge and clinical experience of panel members, to achieve a consensus.
对甲状腺激素敏感性降低包括激素向细胞内转运缺陷、激素代谢减少以及对激素作用的抵抗。这些罕见疾病由遗传性单基因缺陷引起,表现出不同模式的甲状腺功能不一致,伴有多系统表型。在这种情况下,挑战包括排除其他生化不一致的原因,使用临床特征结合因果基因中致病性变异的识别做出诊断,以及在证据有限的情况下管理这些罕见疾病。对于每种疾病,本指南旨在通过总结关键临床特征和有用的检查、分子遗传学诊断标准以及管理和治疗途径,为临床实践提供信息。具体的关键建议是通过将现有最佳研究证据与小组成员的知识和临床经验相结合而制定的,以达成共识。