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Modulation of ligand selectivity associated with activation of the transmembrane region of the human follitropin receptor.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 2004
Montanelli Lucia, Van Durme Joost J J, Smits Guillaume, Bonomi Marco, Rodien Patrice, Devor Eric J, Moffat-Wilson Kristin, Pardo Leonardo, Vassart Gilbert, Costagliola Sabine
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Recently, three naturally occurring mutations in the serpentine region of the FSH receptor (FSHr) (D567N and T449I/A) have been identified in three families with spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS). All mutant receptors displayed abnormally high sensitivity to human chorionic gon...
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