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Three novel mutations in POU1F1 in Israeli patients with combined pituitary hormone deficiency.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Apr 2005
Gat-Yablonski G, Klar A, Hirsch D, Eliakim A, Lazar L, Hurvitz H, Phillip M
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BACKGROUND: POU1F1, a pituitary-specific transcription factor of the class 1 POU family, is crucial for the development and differentiation of the anterior pituitary gland. Mutations in the POU1F1 gene have been shown to be responsible for a syndrome of combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD), including prolactin, growth hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone deficiencies. METHODS: Five patients with CPHD...
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