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SUBMITTER: Wentworth K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4992514 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wentworth Kelly K Hsing Alyssa A Urrutia Ashley A Zhu Yan Y Horvai Andrew E AE Bastepe Murat M Hsiao Edward C EC
Case reports in endocrinology 20160807
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) mediate a wide spectrum of biological activities. The GNAS complex locus encodes the stimulatory alpha subunit of the guanine nucleotide binding protein (Gsα) and regulates production of the second messenger cyclic AMP (cAMP). Loss-of-function GNAS mutations classically lead to Albright's Hereditary Osteodystrophy (AHO) and pseudohypoparathyroidism, often with significant effects on bone formation and mineral metabolism. We present the case of a child who exhi ...[more]