Comparison of immunocytochemical and molecular features with the phenotype in a case of incomplete male pseudohermaphroditism associated with a mutation of the luteinizing hormone receptor

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 2159-2165

  Misrahi, M ^a,d   Meduri, G ^a   Pissard, S ^a   Bouvattier, C ^b   Beau, I ^a   Loosfelt, H ^a   Jolivet, A ^a   Rappaport, R ^c   Milgrom, E ^a   Bougneres, P ^b  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b HÔPITAL SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^d BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ARGININE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; CYSTEINE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOSPADIAS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MALE PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

ANIMALS; COS CELLS; CYCLIC AMP; CYTOCHROME P-450 ENZYME SYSTEM; GONADS; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PEDIGREE; PSEUDOHERMAPHRODITISM; RECEPTORS, LH; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 8544274427     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.7.2159     Document Type: Article

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