Faculty Profile
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Antonio Bianco
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Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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Professor of Medicine
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abianco1@uchicago.edu
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Referring Physician Access Line: 1-877-DOM-2730
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Academic Interests
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Dr. Bianco is interested in understanding the aspects of thyroid hormone action that involve the deiodinases D1, D2 and D3. He investigates the physiological roles played by these enzymes and their involvement in disease mechanisms. Knowledge obtained from these studies will help develop therapies that preserve thyroid hormone homeostasis in patients with hypothyroidism.
Clinical Interests
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Treatment of hypothyroidism
Publications
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Training
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BS, 1977, Dante Alighieri College,
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MD, 1983, Santa Casa School of Medicine,
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MS, 1985, Univeristy of Sao Paulo, Human Physiology
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PhD, 1988, University of Sao Paulo, Human Physiology