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[GnRH deficiency: new insights from genetics].
Journal de la Societe de biologie - 1 Jan 2004
Kottler Marie-Laure, Hamel Adèle, Malville Elodie, Richard Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
The acquisition of a sexually dimorphic phenotype is a critical event in mammalian development. Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) results from impaired secretion of GnRH. The patients display with delayed puberty, micropenis and cryptorchidism in the male reflecting gonadotropin insufficiency, and amenorrhea in the female. Kallmann's syndrome (KS) is defined by the association of HH and anosmia or hyposmia...
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