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Identification of a novel mutation of the PRKAR1A gene in a patient with Carney complex with significant osteoporosis and recurrent fractures.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jan 2000
Papanastasiou Labrini, Fountoulakis Stelios, Voulgaris Nikos, Kounadi Theodora, Choreftaki Theodosia, Kostopoulou Akrivi, Zografos George, Lyssikatos Charalampos, Stratakis Constantine A, Piaditis George
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Carney complex (CNC) is a rare autosomal dominant multiple neoplasia syndrome characterized by the presence of endocrine and non-endocrine tumors. More than 125 different germline mutations of the protein Kinase A type 1-α regulatory subunit (PRKAR1A) gene have been reported. We present a novel PRKAR1A gene germline mutation in a patient with severe osteoporosis and recurrent vertebral fractures....
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