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Hyperthyroxinemia, familial dysalbuminemic(FDAH)

MedGen UID:
90974
Concept ID:
C0342185
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: EUTHYROID HYPERTHYROXINEMIA 1; FDAH
SNOMED CT: Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (237547004)
 
Gene (location): ALB (4q13.3)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0014448
OMIM®: 615999
Orphanet: ORPHA276271

Definition

Familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDAH) is an autosomal dominant condition characterized by the presence of a variant serum albumin with preferential affinity for thyroxine (T4) in clinically euthyroid individuals. Individuals have consistently elevated total T4 and elevated or normal free T4 values with normal TSH levels. FDAH is the most commonly inherited euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia in Caucasian populations with an estimated prevalence of 1 in 10,000 individuals. The condition does not cause disease since the concentration of free hormone is normal, but affected individuals may be at risk for unnecessary laboratory testing and possibly even inappropriate treatment (summary by Heufelder et al., 1995 and Kragh-Hansen et al., 2017). [from OMIM]

Clinical features

From HPO
Euthyroid hyperthyroxinemia
MedGen UID:
867191
Concept ID:
C4021549
Disease or Syndrome
Increased levels of thyroxine without evidence of clinical thyroid disease.
Abnormal thyroid-stimulating hormone level
MedGen UID:
1384219
Concept ID:
C4476968
Finding
Any deviation from the normal amount of the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), which is produced by the anterior pituitary gland and stimulates the function of the thyroid gland.
Abnormal circulating free T4 concentration
MedGen UID:
1732628
Concept ID:
C5421590
Finding
A deviation from the normal concentration of free thyroxine (T4) in the blood circulation. Circulating T4 is almost entirely bound to specific transport proteins such as thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) but it is the unbound (free) fraction that is able to enter tissues and exert effects.
Increased circulating free T4 concentration
MedGen UID:
1771990
Concept ID:
C5421591
Finding
An elevated concentration of free thyroxine (fT4) in the blood circulation.

Term Hierarchy

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  • CROGVHyperthyroxinemia, familial dysalbuminemic

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