Genetic and molecular aspects of McCune-Albright syndrome

Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2007, Pages 380-385

  Lietman, Steven A ^a   Schwindinger, William F ^b   Levine, Michael A ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEIS CENTER FOR RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; Cyclic AMP; G protein; McCune Albright; Peptide nucleic acid

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; PEPTIDE NUCLEIC ACID;

ALBRIGHT SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CAFE AU LAIT SPOT; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FIBROUS DYSPLASIA; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GNAS GENE; HUMAN; SKIN PIGMENTATION;

FIBROUS DYSPLASIA, POLYOSTOTIC; GENETIC SCREENING; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; HUMANS;

EID: 35148819766     PISSN: 15654753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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