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Unexpected mosaicism of R201H-GNAS1 mutant-bearing cells in the testes underlie macro-orchidism without sexual precocity in McCune-Albright syndrome.
Human molecular genetics - 15 Dec 2006
Rey Rodolfo A, Venara Marcela, Coutant Régis, Trabut Jean-Baptiste, Rouleau Stéphanie, Lahlou Najiba, Sultan Charles, Limal Jean-Marie, Picard Jean-Yves, Lumbroso Serge
Abstract excerpt
McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS), usually presenting with polyostotic bone dysplasia, café-au-lait skin lesions and sexual precocity, results from a somatic activating mutation of the GNAS1 gene, which encodes the Gs-alpha protein involved in signalling of several G-protein-coupled receptors. The c...
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