THYROXINE AND TRIIODOTHYRONINE TURNOVER STUDIES IN DYSTROPHIA MYOTONICA*†

Abstract
The turnover of thyroxine and triiodothyronine, the extrathyroidal thyroxine space, the thyroidal uptake of radioiodine, the radioiodine conversion ratio, and the serum protein-bound iodine level were normal in 4 patients with dystrophia myotonica, despite a low basal metabolic rate. The patients were relatively unresponsive to the administration of desiccated thyroid or triiodothyronine.

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