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KMID : 1100720170370010063
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Annals of Laboratory Medicine
2017 Volume.37 No. 1 p.63 ~ p.65
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First Report of Familial Dysalbuminemic Hyperthyroxinemia With an ALB Variant
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Cho Yoon-Young
Song Ju-Sun
Park Hyung-Doo
Kim Young-Nam
Kim Hye-In
Kim Tae-Hyuk
Chung Jae-Hoon
Ki Chang-Seok
Kim Sun-Wook
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Abstract
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Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH) is an inherited disease characterized by increased circulating total thyroxine (T4) levels and normal physiological thyroid function. Heterozygous albumin gene (ALB) variants have been reported to be the underlying cause of FDH. To our knowledge, there have been no confirmed FDH cases in Korea. We recently observed a female patient with mild T4 elevation (1.2 to 1.4-fold) and variable levels of free T4 according to different assay methods. Upon Sanger sequencing of her ALB, a heterozygous c.725G>A (p.Arg242His) variant was identified. The patient’s father and eldest son had similar thyroid function test results and were confirmed to have the same variant. Although the prevalence of FDH might be very low in the Korean population, clinical suspicion is important to avoid unnecessary evaluation and treatment.
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KEYWORD
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Abnormal thyroid function test, Albumin gene, Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia, Variant
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