Mutation in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene causes hereditary hypergonadotropic ovarian failure
Hypergonadotropic ovarian dysgenesis (ODG) with normal karyotype is a heterogeneous condition that in some cases displays Mendelian recessive inheritance. By systematically searching for linkage in multiplex affected families, we mapped a locus for ODG to chromosome 2p. As the previously cloned foll...
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Published in: | Cell Vol. 82; no. 6; pp. 959 - 968 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Journal Article |
Language: | English |
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United States
Elsevier Inc
22-09-1995
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Summary: | Hypergonadotropic ovarian dysgenesis (ODG) with normal karyotype is a heterogeneous condition that in some cases displays Mendelian recessive inheritance. By systematically searching for linkage in multiplex affected families, we mapped a locus for ODG to chromosome 2p. As the previously cloned follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) gene had been assigned to 2p, we searched it for mutations. A C566T transition in exon 7 of FSHR predicting an Ala to Val substitution at residue 189 in the extracellular ligand-binding domain segregated perfectly with the disease phenotype. Expression of the gene in transfected cells demonstrated a dramatic reduction of binding capacity and signal transduction, but apparently normal ligand-binding affinity of the mutated receptor. We conclude that the mutation causes ODG in these families. |
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ISSN: | 0092-8674 1097-4172 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0092-8674(95)90275-9 |