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McCune-Albright syndrome and disorders due to activating mutations of GNAS1.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17937059     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
It has been more than seven decades since Drs. Fuller Albright and Donovan McCune published the first reports on individuals with McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS). Since then, the classic triad of precocious puberty, café-aulait spots, and polyostotic bone dysplasia continues to define the syndrome. However, having gathered a better picture of the pathophysiology of MAS, the way this condition is understood has changed. Isolated activating mutations of the alpha subunit of the G protein (GNAS1) have been found in different tissues, including pituitary adenomas, thyroid adenomas, ovarian cysts, monostotic bone dysplasia, and the adrenal glands, to name a few. For this reason, we have added 'and disorders due to activating mutations of GNAS1' to the title of this review. We discuss here the clinical consequences of GNAS1 activating mutations in different body systems and organs, the diagnostic approach to MAS, and the current therapeutic recommendations.
Authors:
Alejandro Diaz; Marco Danon; John Crawford
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM     Volume:  20     ISSN:  0334-018X     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab.     Publication Date:  2007 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-10-16     Completed Date:  2007-11-09     Revised Date:  2009-11-19    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9508900     Medline TA:  J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  853-80     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Bone Diseases, Developmental / genetics
Endocrine System Diseases / genetics
Female
Fibrous Dysplasia, Polyostotic / genetics*,  metabolism,  therapy
GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs / genetics*,  metabolism
Humans
Male
Mutation / genetics*
Skin Diseases / genetics
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
EC 3.6.1.-/GNAS protein, human; EC 3.6.5.1/GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs

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