Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia is a type of
hyperthyroxinemia associated with
mutation
In biology, a mutation is an alteration in the nucleic acid sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA. Viral genomes contain either DNA or RNA. Mutations result from errors during DNA replication, DNA or viral repl ...
s in the
human serum albumin
Human serum albumin is the serum albumin found in human blood. It is the most abundant protein in human blood plasma; it constitutes about half of serum protein. It is produced in the liver. It is soluble in water, and it is monomeric.
Albumin ...
gene.
The term was introduced in 1982.
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Thyroid disease
Albumin disorders
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