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G protein and thyrotropin receptor mutations in thyroid neoplasia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 1997
Esapa C, Foster S, Johnson S, Jameson J L, Kendall-Taylor P, Harris P E
Abstract excerpt
The cAMP pathway plays a central role in thyroid follicular cell growth and function. Mutations of the TSH receptor (TSHR) or G proteins (gsp) that activate adenylyl cyclase have been identified in autonomously functioning thyroid nodules. Gsp mutations have been identified also in other forms of thyroid neoplasia, but their reported prevalence has been extremely variable. We have studied the prevalence of gsp...
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