His normal α-subunit and sex hormone binding globulin, partially suppressed TSH by high dose triiodothyronine (T3), and positive TSH response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation were consistent with resistance to thyroid hormone syndrome.
This study was undertaken to test the usefulness of SHBG determinations to define the thyroid status in two hyperthyroxinemic states: thyroid hormone resistance (THR) and familial dysalbuminemic hyperthyroxinemia (FDH).