The Parkes lecture. Mutations of gonadotrophin and gonadotrophin receptor genes: what do they teach us about reproductive physiology?

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Although mutations in human gonadotrophin and gonadotrophin receptor genes are rare, they have greatly elucidated the physiology and pathophysiology of gonadotrophin action. These 'nature's transgenics' have been corroborated by mouse transgenic and knock-out models. An inactivating mutation of the human LHbeta chain and knock-out of the mouse common alpha-chain show that pituitary LH is not needed to stimulate...

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