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Completely skewed X-inactivation in a mentally retarded young female with pseudohypoparathyroidism type IB and juvenile renin-dependent hypertension.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 2003
Demura Masashi, Takeda Yoshiyu, Yoneda Takashi, Furukawa Kenji, Tachi Aiko, Mabuchi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
Genetic analysis of the GNAS gene was performed in a patient with idiopathic renin-dependent hypertension, PTH resistance, and Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy-like characteristics such as a round face, short stature, obesity, and mental retardation (IQ, 49). Mutational analysis showed no mutations in exons 1-13 or in any exon-intron boundary. However, methylation-status analysis revealed a bialleic...
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