Activating mutations of the stimulatory g protein in the mcCune–albright syndrome

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 325, Issue 24, 1991, Pages 1688-1695

  Weinstein, Lee S ^a   Shenker, Andrew ^a   Friedman, Eitan ^a   Spiegel, Allen M ^a   Gejman, Pablo V ^b   Merino, Maria J ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ARGININE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CYCLIC AMP; CYSTEINE; DNA FRAGMENT; ESTROGEN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HISTIDINE; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOLACTONE;

ADOLESCENT; ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDOCRINE GLAND; EXON; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID BASE SUBSTITUTION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC MUTATION; TISSUE SECTION;

EID: 0026003074     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199112123252403     Document Type: Article

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