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GH transcription factors.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Apr 1999
Pfaffle R W, Kim C, Blankenstein O, Kentrup H
Abstract excerpt
The pituitary transcription factor Pit-1 is expressed during the later differentiation stages of anterior pituitary development and Pit-1 mutations have been identified as the cause of a combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) for GH, prolactin and TSH. Mutations within the human Pit-1 gene can either impair the DNA binding of this transcription factor, or while leaving DNA binding capabilities unimpaired,...
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