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Type 1 and type 2 iodothyronine deiodinases in the thyroid gland of patients with 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine-predominant Graves' disease.
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Abstract
3,5,3'-triiodothyronine-predominant Graves' disease (T(3)-P-GD) is characterized by a persistently high serum T(3) level and normal or even lower serum thyroxine (T(4)) level during antithyroid drug therapy. The source of this high serum T(3) level has not been clarified. Our objective was to evaluate the contribution of type 1 and type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase (D1 (or DIO1) and D2 (or DIO2) respectively) in the thyroid gland to the high serum T(3) level in T(3)-P-GD.