Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone: An inherited disorder where the body fails to respond to thyroid hormone even though there is sufficient quantities of the hormone. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone is available below.
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Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone, or a subtype of Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Ophanet, a consortium of European partners,
currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000.
They list Generalized resistance to thyroid hormone as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet
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