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Compound heterozygous mutations of the luteinizing hormone receptor gene in Leydig cell hypoplasia.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Aug 1996
Laue L L, Wu S M, Kudo M, Bourdony C J, Cutler G B, Hsueh A J, Chan W Y
Abstract excerpt
The human LH receptor (hLHR) is a member of the G protein-coupled receptors characterized by the presence of seven-transmembrane (TM) helices. Inactivating mutations of the hLHR lead to Leydig cell hypoplasia (LCH), a form of male pseudohermaphroditism resulting from the failure of fetal testicular Leydig cell differentiation. We have identified three mutations of the hLHR in a patient with LCH: deletion of exon...
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