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Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis. 2020 Sep 17;1867(1):165973. doi: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165973

Table 1.

Loss-of-function GPCR mutations associated with diverse human diseases.

Receptor Disease Clinical features References
GPR54 Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism Attenuated secretion of GnRH, sexual development disruption [215]
PROKR2 Kallmann syndrome Impaired development of the olfactory system and reproductive axis [271]
FSHR Oligospermia and subfertility
Ovarian dysgenesis
Small testes with impaired spermatogenesis in males
Absence of follicular maturation in females
[272]
TSHR Euthyroid hyperthyrotropinemia
Congenital hypothyroidism
TSH resistance with normal biological effects of TH
TSH resistance with reduced biological effects of TH
[234, 273]
CaSR Familial hypocalciuric hypercalcemia Lifelong moderate elevation of serum calcium concentration and inappropriately normal PTH levels [274, 275]
Neonatal severe hyperparathyroidism Neonatal marked elevation of serum calcium and PTH levels
AVPR2 Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus Polyuria, polydipsia, hypernatremia, low urine osmolality, and AVP resistance [236]
MC1R Pigmentation defect Red hair color phenotype: red hair, fair skin, poor ability to tan, and increased risk of melanoma [276]
MC2R Familial glucocorticoid deficiency Low or undetectable cortisol levels and elevated ACTH levels [277]
MC4R Obesity Hyperphagia, increased fat and lean mass, and increased bone mass [278]
PTHR1 Blomstrand chondrodysplasia Advanced endochondral bone maturation associated with breast development and tooth impaction [279, 280]
Rhodopsin Retinitis pigmentosa Loss of vision, insensitivity in dim light [16]