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Challenging the recessive paradigm of Mahvash disease: heterozygous phenotypes from a novel splice-site variant.
Archives of endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2026
Bugallo Francisco Martínez, de Gema García, Prieto-Morín Carol
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Mahvash disease is a rare autosomal recessive condition caused by biallelic inactivating variants in the GCGR gene, impairing glucagon signaling and leading to alpha-cell hyperplasia and pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs). Fewer than 20 cases have been reported, and the clinical impact of heterozygous variants remains unclear. Case Presentation: We report a family with a novel GCGR splice-site variant...
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