Article
An unusual presentation of McCune-Albright syndrome confirmed by an activating mutation of the Gs alpha-subunit from a bone lesion.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 1994
Malchoff C D, Reardon G, MacGillivray D C, Yamase H, Rogol A D, Malchoff D M
Abstract excerpt
The McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) is characterized clinically by polyostotic fibrous dysplasia, café-au-lait skin lesions, sexual precocity, and various other endocrinopathies. Recent investigations suggest an etiological role for embryonic somatic missense mutations that predict the substitutio...
Topics
- Adult
- Base Sequence
- DNA
- DNA Restriction Enzymes
- Female
- Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic
- GTP-Binding Proteins
- Humans
- Molecular Probes
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Mutation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
