Article
Kallmann's syndrome: molecular pathogenesis.
The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 1 Aug 2003
Hu Youli, Tanriverdi Fatih, MacColl Gavin S, Bouloux Pierre-Marc G
Abstract excerpt
Kallmann's syndrome (KS) is a genetic condition characterised by hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HH) and anosmia; although these are the defining features of the condition, additional neurological and non-neurological sequel may also occur depending on the specific mode of inheritance. KS affects about 1 in 8000 males and 1 in 40,000 females, with most presentations being of the 'sporadic' type. Of the inherited...
Topics
- Amino Acid Sequence
- Animals
- Extracellular Matrix Proteins
- Female
- Fibronectins
- Heparan Sulfate Proteoglycans
- Humans
- Kallmann Syndrome
- Male
- Milk Proteins
- Molecular Sequence Data
