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Macrosomia, obesity, and macrocephaly as first clinical presentation of PHP1b caused by STX16 deletion.
American journal of medical genetics. Part A - 1 Sept 2016
de Lange Iris M, Verrijn Stuart Annemarie A, van der Luijt Rob B, Ploos van Amstel Hans Kristian, van Haelst Mieke M
Abstract excerpt
Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a genetic disorder with resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH) as most important feature. Main subtypes of the disease are pseudohypoparathyroidism 1b (PHP1b) and pseudohypoparathyroidism 1a (PHP1a). PHP1b is characterized by PTH resistance of the renal cortex due to reduced activity of the stimulatory G protein α subunit (Gsα) of the PTH receptor. In addition to resistance to...
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