Genetic flaw causes problems for many with hypothyroidism

(University of Chicago Medical Center) Nearly 120 million prescriptions for a thyroid medicine called levothyroxine are filled each year, but many patients with hypothyroidism never get the benefit. A new study pinpoints a consistent inherited mutation that prevents the only current treatment from doing its job.

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