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  • Title: Pituitary resistance to thyroid hormone in cystinosis.
    Author: Bercu BB, Orloff S, Schulman JD.
    Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab; 1980 Dec; 51(6):1262-8. PubMed ID: 6777391.
    Abstract:
    Eleven children with nephropathic cystinosis without clinical features of hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism had elevated serum levels of immunoreactive TSH. The mean TSH level (+/- SE) was 37.4 +/- 12.3 microM/ml. Serial determinations of thyroid function during 1 yr were: mean (+/- SE) serum T4, 10.8 +/- 0.7 microgram/dl; free T4, 2.1 +/- 0.2 ng/dl; and T3, 239 +/- 6 ng/dl. After 500 microgram TRH iv, the peak TSH level exceeded 100 microU/ml in 6 of 10 patients, whereas T3 responses were variable. Studies of parameters influenced by thyroid hormone, including red cell sodium content, serum cholesterol, and 24-h urinary hydroxylysine excretion, were consistent with euthyroidism. On the other hand, the mean pulse wave arrival time was significantly reduced, consistent with hyperthyroidism. Three control patients, 2 with Lowe's syndrome and 1 with benign cystinosis, had normal thyroid studies. Eight of the patients were given either exogenous L-T4 or T3 in doses which were increased at weekly intervals. The serum TSH concentrations were suppressed to normal only after elevation of serum levels of thyroid hormones and with high exogenous thyroid replacement doses. The data suggest abnormal pituitary resistance to feedback by thyroid hormone in patients with cystinosis. We believe this to be the first description of the association of a heritable metabolic disease with such pituitary resistance.
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