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Activating mutations in the luteinizing hormone receptor gene: a human model of non-follicle-stimulating hormone-dependent inhibin production and germ cell maturation.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2006
Soriano-Guillen Leandro, Mitchell Valerie, Carel Jean-Claude, Barbet Patrick, Roger Marc, Lahlou Najiba
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CONTEXT: Familial male-limited precocious puberty is a dominant autosomal genetic disease caused by activating LH receptor gene mutations, clinically expressed only in males. In preliminary studies, in addition to the expected testosterone increase, we found high inhibin B levels before the age of normal puberty. OBJECTIVES: The objective of the study was to assess the cellular origin of serum inhibin thanks to...
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