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Functional consequence of a novel Y129C mutation in a patient with two contradictory melanocortin-2-receptor mutations.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Apr 2009
Chan Li F, Chung Teng-Teng, Massoud Ahmed F, Metherell Louise A, Clark Adrian J L
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CONTEXT: Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is a rare autosomal recessive disease, characterised by isolated glucocorticoid deficiency in the absence of mineralocorticoid deficiency. Inactivating mutations in the ACTH receptor (melanocortin-2-receptor, MC2R) are well described and account for approximately 25% of cases. By contrast, activating MC2R mutations are extremely rare. PATIENT: We report a child of...
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