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Long-term follow-up of childhood-onset hypopituitarism in patients with the PROP-1 gene mutation.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2003
Pavel Marianne E, Hensen Johannes, Pfäffle Roland, Hahn Eckhart G, Dörr Helmuth G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The PROP-1 gene mutation is a rare disorder leading to combined pituitary hormone deficiencies over time. The aim was to analyze the clinical picture of 40 years of an almost untreated PROP-1 gene mutation. METHODS: We describe the clinical and hormonal data of 2 brothers from childhood to adulthood as well as imaging procedures (MRI of the pituitary gland, bone mineral density by QCT and DPX). The...
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