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Roberta Lattanzi1, Rossella Miele2
1Department of Physiology and Pharmacology "Vittorio Erspamer", Sapienza University of Rome, Piazzale Aldo Moro 5, I-00185 Rome, Italy.
Abstract:
Prokineticins (PKs) are low molecular weight proteins that exert their effects by binding to two seven-transmembrane G-protein-coupled receptors (prokineticin receptors, PKRs). The prokineticin system is an important player in the development of various diseases. Several polymorphisms that are associated with infertility, neuroendocrine disorders, Hirschsprung's syndrome (HSCR), idiopathic central precocious puberty (CPP) and congenital disorders such as Kallmann syndrome (KS) have been described for both the PKs and PKR genes. The aim of this study is to summarize and describe the impact of PK/PKR polymorphisms on the pathogenesis and outcome of the above diseases, highlighting the PK system as a therapeutic target and diagnostic biomarker in pathological conditions.
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