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PROP-1 gene mutation (R120C) causing combined pituitary hormone deficiencies with variable clinical course in eight siblings of one Jewish Moroccan family.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2003
Lazar L, Gat-Yablonski G, Kornreich L, Pertzelan A, Phillip M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: PROP-1 gene mutations have been described in patients with combined pituitary hormone deficiencies (CPHD). METHODS: Clinical follow-up and molecular analysis of the PROP-1 gene were performed in 4 affected sisters of one consanguineous family, in whom 8 members had CPHD. RESULTS: The 4 sisters were homozygous for the same R120C mutation. Growth hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone deficiencies were...
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