Classification and Proposed Nomenclature for Inherited Defects of Thyroid Hormone Action, Cell Transport, and Metabolism

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A short free article at the Journal Thyroid for those interested. PR

online.liebertpub.com/doi/f...

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK]

Some of the heavyweights of ThyroidManager and EndoText there in that author list!

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endotext.org/

I entirely agree that the nomenclature does need to be sorted out. First glance suggests the effects of this paper are going to cause a wave followed by ripples for many years. Hope they have mad the right decisions.

As always...

Rod

[PinkNinja in reply to helvella]

I notice Antony Weetman is one of the thyroid manager experts. Isn't he one of those against using anything other than levo or have I got confused?

[helvella Administrator Thyroid UK in reply to PinkNinja]

Don't take my post as endorsing them all - and all their views!

Weetman seems have have made himself very unpopular with lots of people - especially patients. Nevertheless his name does appear on some interesting and potentially useful papers. Such as the frequently quoted daily rhythms of thyroid hormones paper.

I do find it difficult to understand how he can both understand so much and still fail to grasp so much else. Or is that my failure?

Rod

[PinkNinja in reply to helvella]

I was just unsure of whether it was the same person I thought it was

I remember that paper and commenting that he must be a great doctor only to be pointed in the direction of some of his more controversial views!

I don't think it's your failing at all. I find him very contradictory. I just couldn't remember if it was the same person in the list as I remember from that paper Perhaps he is under pressure from 'the establishment'.

[Clutter]

Thank you. May be useful if I have to wrangle with my CCG re T3prescribing.