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Insufficient adrenarche in patients with combined pituitary hormone deficiency caused by a PROP-1 gene defect.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2000
Voutetakis A, Livadas S, Sertedaki A, Maniati-Christidi M, Dacou-Voutetakis C
Abstract excerpt
Adrenarche was evaluated in five patients, aged 17.4 +/- 3 years, with combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD), caused by a PROP-1 gene defect. Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH), cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) were determined prior to and following the administration of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in four of the five patients, while only basal values of ACTH, cortisol and...
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