Article
Mutations in the gene encoding the alpha-subunit of the Gs protein in molar pregnancy.
Endocrine - 1 Aug 1999
Garon G, LeHoux J G, Bessette P
Abstract excerpt
Molar pregnancy is a gestational trophoblastic disease associated with a trophoblastic proliferation and a protein synthesis alteration. It is characterized by the presence of hydatiform moles, which are fluid-filled cysts derived from the chorionic villi of the placenta. Recent studies have reported a reduced expression of several types of G proteins including Gsalpha in molar pregnancies suggesting alterations...
Topics
- Adult
- Alleles
- Base Sequence
- Exons
- Female
- GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs
- Humans
- Hydatidiform Mole
- Introns
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Oncogene Proteins
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Pregnancy
- Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
