A Lebanese doctor in the UAE was able to diagnose a rare genetic condition of a young man

The consultant endocrinologist and head of the department at Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City in the UAE was able to diagnose the case of a young Emirati man in his thirties with a rare genetic condition, following suffering from a genetic condition he had been following up medically for nearly 10 years following he was diagnosed His condition is hyperthyroidism.

After comparing the results of the medical tests and the symptoms, the medical team found that the patient suffers from a rare genetic condition called a genetic change in response to thyroid hormones.

Dr. Al-Kibi said in a press interview: “After reviewing the tests, it was found that the level of the pituitary regulating hormone was always at its normal levels, while the results of the thyroid hormone were very high for more than 3 times its normal level, while the patient did not suffer from Any symptoms of hyperthyroidism, this condition led to the suspicion that the patient may have a genetic condition that causes inconsistency between the results of the pituitary gland and the thyroid gland.”

He pointed out that “the patient underwent genetic tests, the results of which confirmed that he had a rare genetic condition, a genetic condition following which it was found that some family members had it.”