Macroorchidism due to autonomous hyperfunction of Sertoli cells and Gsα gene mutation: An unusual expression of McCune-Albright syndrome in a prepubertal boy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1778-1781

  Coutant, Régis ^a   Lumbroso, Serge ^b   Rey, Rodolfo ^c,d   Lahlou, Najiba ^e   Venara, Marcela ^d   Rouleau, Stéphanie ^a   Sultan, Charles ^b   Limal, Jean Marie ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^c ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

^d HOSPITAL DE NIÑOS RICARDO GUTIÉRREZ   (Argentina)

^e HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; HISTIDINE; INHIBIN B;

ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; LEYDIG CELL; MACROORCHIDISM; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SERTOLI CELL; SKELETON RADIOGRAPHY; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT;

ABNORMALITIES; BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; HUMANS; MALE; MUTATION; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PUBERTY; SERTOLI CELLS; TESTIS;

EID: 0035042212     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.86.4.1778     Document Type: Article

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