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Activating mutation of GS alpha in McCune-Albright syndrome causes skin pigmentation by tyrosinase gene activation on affected melanocytes.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 1999
Kim I S, Kim E R, Nam H J, Chin M O, Moon Y H, Oh M R, Yeo U C, Song S M, Kim J S, Uhm M R, Beck N S, Jin D K
Abstract excerpt
McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is a sporadic disease characterized by café-au-lait spots, polyostotic fibrous dysplasia and hyperfunctional endocrinopathies. To elucidate the mechanism of skin pigmentation, melanocytes, keratinocytes and fibroblasts were primary cultured from the café-au-lait spot of a MAS patient. Then, mutational analysis and morphologic evaluation were performed. Also, cAMP level and...
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