endocrine/exocrine glands
• homozygotes exhibit impaired suppression of thyroid hormone in response to administration of exogenous triiodothyronine (T3)
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hearing/vestibular/ear
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• homozygotes do not show any hearing deficits at any of the frequencies tested
• surprisingly, 8-week-old wild-type and mutant mice display overlapping auditory brainstem response thresholds, indicating normal cochlear function
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homeostasis/metabolism
• homozygotes display a 2- to 3-fold increase in basal T4 concentrations relative to wild-type
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• homozygotes exhibit a 40% increase in basal T3 concentrations relative to wild-type
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• homozygotes exhibit a 2.5-fold increase in TSH concentrations relative to wild-type
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