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[Inactivating and activating mutations of the human LH/hCG receptor leading to male pseudohermaphroditism and familial male-limited precocious puberty].
Nihon rinsho. Japanese journal of clinical medicine - 1 Feb 2002
Fujieda Kenji, Ito Yoshiya
Abstract excerpt
The human luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin receptor(LHR) plays an important role in normal reproductive function in humans. Binding of LH to the LHR triggers production of intracellular c-AMP resulting in transcriptional activation of LH responsive genes. Mutations of the human LHR receptor lead to the development of three clinical conditions, namely, Leydig cell hypoplasia, hypergonadotropic...
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