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Impact of gsp mutations in somatotroph pituitary adenomas on growth hormone response to somatostatin analogs: a meta-analysis.
Pituitary - 1 Dec 2015
Efstathiadou Z A, Bargiota A, Chrisoulidou A, Kanakis G, Papanastasiou L, Theodoropoulou A, Tigas S K, Vassiliadi D A, Alevizaki M, Tsagarakis S
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OBJECTIVE: Somatic mutations in the GNAS1 gene, which encodes the alpha-subunit of G stimulatory proteins (gsp), are frequently detected in somatotroph pituitary tumors and have been associated to specific clinical and histopathological characteristics. However, the question whether the presence of a somatic gsp mutation affects the response to somatostatin analog treatment remains unresolved. DESIGN: Following a...
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