Familial hCG syndrome: production of variable, degraded or mutant forms of hCG.

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OBJECTIVE: To examine the properties of the unique degraded forms of hCG produced in familial hCG syndrome and to describe 15 cases referred to the USA hCG Reference Service. STUDY DESIGN: Total hCG was detected by Immulite total hCG assay. The molecules missing the beta-subunit C-terminal peptide were detected by the Centaur total hCG assay; the proportion of molecules missing the beta-subunit C-terminal peptide...

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