GNRHR mutations in a woman with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism highlight the differential sensitivity of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone to gonadotropin-releasing hormone

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 3189-3198

  Meysing, Astrid U ^a   Kanasaki, Haruhiko ^a,b   Bedecarrats, Gregoy Y ^a,b   Acierno Jr , James S ^a   Conn, P Michael ^c   Martin, Kathryn A ^a   Seminara, Stephanie B ^a   Hall, Janet E ^a   Crowley Jr , William F ^a   Kaiser, Ursula B ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MESTRANOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANAMNESIS; ANIMAL CELL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GONADOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; LIGAND BINDING; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; RECEPTOR BINDING; WILD TYPE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; BASE SEQUENCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL MEMBRANE; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INOSITOL PHOSPHATES; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MUTATION; RECEPTORS, LHRH;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 3242734544     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-031808     Document Type: Conference Paper

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