Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy associated with cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma: Coincidence or genetic relationship?

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Contributors

  • Stephan B. Sobottka - , Department of Neurosurgery, TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Angela Huebner - , Department of Paediatrics, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Markus Haase - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Wiebke Ahrens - , University of Lübeck (Author)
  • Edgar Rupprecht - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Hans K. Schackert - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)
  • Gabriele Schackert - , TUD Dresden University of Technology (Author)

Abstract

Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy (AHO) is a rare inherited disease characterized by skeletal abnormalities, short stature, and, in some cases, resistance to parathyroid hormone, resulting in pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP). Heterozygous inactivating mutations of the GNAS1gene are responsible for reduced activity of the alpha subunit of the Gs protein (G), a protein that mediates hormone signal transduction across cell membranes. G is also known to have oncogenic potentials, leading to the development of human pituitary tumors and Leydig cell tumors. Here, we report the 1st case, a 3.5-year-old girl, with classic AHO phenotype and PHP type 1A associated with a cerebellar pilocytic astrocytoma. Coincidence or genetic relationships of both diseases are discussed according to molecular findings and current literature.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)196-200
Number of pages5
JournalHormone Research
Volume55
Issue number4
Publication statusPublished - 2001
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

PubMed 11598374

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals

Keywords

  • Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy, Cerebral glioma, GNAS1gene, Gsα protein, Mutation analysis, Pseudohypoparathyroidism