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Mechanisms of disease: Insights into X-linked and autosomal-dominant Kallmann syndrome.
Nature clinical practice. Endocrinology & metabolism - 1 Mar 2006
Tsai Pei-San, Gill John C
Abstract excerpt
Kallmann syndrome (KS) is a disorder characterized by hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia. Although KS is genetically heterogeneous, only two causal genes have been identified to date. These include an X-linked gene that encodes anosmin 1 and an autosomal gene that encodes fibroblast growth factor receptor 1. Mutations in these two genes result in disorders that often include, but are not limited to, severe...
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