ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Resistance to thyroid hormone beta, a rare disorder due to mutation in thyroid hormone receptor β, results in raised thyroid hormones with non-suppressed TSH and variable symptoms. Manifestations of RTHb in childhood include failure to thrive, propensity to ENT infections and behavioural abnormalities including ADHD. We report biochemical and behavioural responses to therapy with triiodothyroacetic acid (TRIAC), a centrally-acting thyroid ho...