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Inherited endocrine diseases involving G proteins and G protein-coupled receptors.
Endocrine development - 1 Jan 2007
Spiegel Allen M
Abstract excerpt
Naturally occurring mutations in the G protein Gs-alpha subunit and in a number of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been identified in human diseases. Loss-of-function mutations in GPCRs for various hormones lead to hormone resistance manifest as hypofunction of the gland expressing the affected GPCR. Conversely, GPCR gain-of-function mutations lead to hormone-independent activation and hyperfunction of...
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