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. 2014 Aug 25;14:71. doi: 10.1186/1472-6823-14-71

Table 3.

Mutations of the human glucocorticoid receptor gene causing primary generalized glucocorticoid resistance or hypersensitivity

Mutation position
Author (Reference) cDNA Amino acid Molecular mechanisms Genotype Phenotype
Chrousos et al.[27]
1922 (A → T)
641 (D → V)
Transactivation ↓
Homozygous
Hypertension
Hurley et al.[32]
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 3)
 
Hypokalemic alkalosis
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 22 min
 
 
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
 
Karl et al. [33]
4 bp deletion in
 
hGRα number: 50% of control
Heterozygous
Hirsutism
 
exon-intron 6
 
Inactivation of the affected allele
 
Male-pattern hair-loss
 
 
 
 
 
Menstrual irregularities
Malchoff et al.[34]
2185 (G → A)
729 (V → I)
Transactivation ↓
Homozygous
Precocious puberty
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 2)
 
Hyperandrogenism
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 120 min
 
 
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
 
Karl et al.[31]
1676 (T → A)
559 (I → N)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Hypertension
Kino et al.[35]
 
 
Decrease in hGR binding sites
 
Oligospermia
 
 
 
Transdominance (+)
 
Infertility
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 180 min
 
 
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
 
Ruiz et al.[36]
1430 (G → A)
477 (R → H)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Hirsutism
Charmandari et al.[41]
 
 
No DNA binding
 
Fatigue
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 20 min
 
Hypertension
Ruiz et al.[36]
2035 (G → A)
679 (G → S)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Hirsutism
Charmandari et al.[41]
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 2)
 
Fatigue
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 30 min
 
Hypertension
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
 
Mendonca et al.[37]
1712 (T → C)
571 (V → A)
Transactivation ↓
Homozygous
Ambiguous genitalia
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 6)
 
Hypertension
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 25 min
 
Hypokalemia
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
Hyperandrogenism
Vottero et al.[38]
2241 (T → G)
747 (I → M)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Cystic acne
 
 
 
Transdominance (+)
 
Hirsutism
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 2)
 
Oligo-amenorrhea
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation ↓
 
 
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
 
Charmandari et al.[40]
2318 (T → C)
773 (L → P)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Fatigue
 
 
 
Transdominance (+)
 
Anxiety
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 2.6)
 
Acne
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 30 min
 
Hirsutism
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
Hypertension
Charmandari et al.[42]
2209 (T → C)
737 (F → L)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Hypertension
 
 
 
Transdominance (time-dependent) (+)
 
Hypokalemia
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 1.5)
 
 
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 180 min
 
 
McMahon et al.[43]
2 bp deletion
773
Transactivation ↓
Homozygous
Hypoglycemia
 
at nt 2318-9
 
Affinity for ligand: absent
 
Fatigability with feeding
 
 
 
No suppression of IL-6
 
Hypertension
Nader et al.[44]
2141 (G → A)
714 (R → Q)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Hypoglycemia
 
 
 
Transdominance (+)
 
Hypokalemia
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 2)
 
Hypertension
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation ↓
 
Mild clitoromegaly
 
 
 
Abnormal interaction with GRIP1
 
Advanced bone age
 
 
 
 
 
Precocious pubarche
Zhu Hui-juan et al.[45]
1667 (G → T)
556 (T → I)
Not studied yet
Heterozygous
Adrenal incidentaloma
Charmandari et al.[46]
1201 (G → C)
401 (D → H)
Transactivation ↑
Heterozygous
Visceral obesity
 
 
 
Transdominance (+)
 
Hypercholesterolemia
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand: N
 
Hypertriglyceridemia
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: N
 
Hypertension
 
 
 
Interaction with GRIP1: N
 
Diabetes type 2
Roberts et al.[47]
1268 (T → C)
423 (V → A)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Fatigue
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand: N
 
Anxiety
 
 
 
No DNA binding
 
Hypertension
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation: 35 min
 
 
 
 
 
Interaction with GRIP1: N
 
 
Nicolaides et al.[48]
1724 (T → G)
575 (V → G)
Transactivation ↓
Heterozygous
Melanoma
 
 
 
Transrepression ↑
 
Asymptomatic daughters
 
 
 
Affinity for ligand ↓ (× 2)
 
 
 
 
 
Nuclear translocation ↓
 
 
      Abnormal interaction with GRIP1    

Modified from References [29] and [30].

Numbers in the parentheses following authors’ names indicate the corresponding references.