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Amino acid substitutions in the hormone-binding domain of the human androgen receptor alter the stability of the hormone receptor complex.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Oct 1994
Marcelli M, Zoppi S, Wilson C M, Griffin J E, McPhaul M J
Abstract excerpt
We have investigated the basis of androgen resistance in seven unrelated individuals with complete testicular feminization or Reifenstein syndrome caused by single amino acid substitutions in the hormone-binding domain of the androgen receptor. Monolayer-binding assays of cultured genital skin fibroblasts demonstrated absent ligand binding, qualitative abnormalities of androgen binding, or a decreased amount of...
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