Familial Multiplicity of Estrogen Insensitivity Associated with a Loss-of-Function ESR1 Mutation
Author(s) -
Valérie Bernard,
Sakina Kherra,
Bruno Francou,
Jérôme Fagart,
Say Viengchareun,
Jérôme Guechot,
Asmahane Ladjouze,
Anne GuiochonMantel,
Kenneth S. Korach,
Nadine Binart,
Marc Lombès,
Sophie ChristinMaître
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-2749
Subject(s) - estrogen , estrogen receptor alpha , estrogen receptor , endocrinology , biology , medicine , mutation , mutant , genetics , gene , cancer , breast cancer
Estrogens influence many physiological processes in mammals, including reproduction. Estrogen peripheral actions are mainly mediated through estrogen receptors (ERs) α and β, encoded by ESR1 and ESR2 genes, respectively.
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