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A mutation in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor occurs frequently in human ovarian sex cord tumors.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 1997
Kotlar T J, Young R H, Albanese C, Crowley W F, Scully R E, Jameson J L
Abstract excerpt
A subset of ovarian tumors, referred to as sex cord-stromal tumors, produce endocrine manifestations due to the secretion of estrogens or androgens. Because gonadotropins induce the growth, differentiation, and function of the steroid-producing cells of the ovary, we hypothesized that mutations i...
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