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. 2021 Nov 25;22(23):12735. doi: 10.3390/ijms222312735

Table 2.

Natural FSHR mutations.

Patient/FSHR
Mutation *
Puberty Amenorrhea Ovary Ovarian Histology Receptor Function In Vitro
Paris 1 a/Pro519Thr Delayed Primary Hypoplasic ↑Primordial and primary follicles Total loss of function
Finnish 1 b/Ala189Val Delayed Primary Hypoplasic ↓Primordial; ↓secondary rare mature follicles c-AMP: ∼29% of WT FSHR; IP3: almost totally lost
Paris 2 c/Asp224Val, Leu601Val Normal Primary Normal Primordial, primary, secondary and antral follicles up to 3 mm diameter c-AMP: ∼4% and 12% of WT FSHR
Paris 3 d/Ile160Thr, Arg573Cys Normal Secondary Normal Primordial, primary, secondary and antral follicles up to 5 mm diameter c-AMP: ∼9% and 24% of WT FSHR
Animal model
FSHR KO mice e Hypoplasic Primordial, primary, secondary follicles Total inactivation

WT FSHR, wild-type FSH receptor. * References: a Meduri et al. [36]; b Aittomäki et al. [29]; Rannikko et al. [104]; c Touraine et al. [112]; d Beau et al. [111]; e Dierich et al. [96]. ↑: increased number; ↓: decreased number.