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McCune-Albright syndrome: clinical picture and natural history in children and adolescents.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 May 2006
Völkl Thomas M K, Dörr Helmuth G
Abstract excerpt
The classical triad of McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) consists of polyostotic fibrous dysplasia (FD), skin hyperpigmentation (café-au-lait spots), and endocrine dysfunction, frequently seen in females as precocious puberty. Patients with MAS display mosaicism of activating somatic mutations of the alpha-subunit of Gs. Thus, the clinical presentation of each individual is dependent on the particular distribution...
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