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Long-term follow-up of combined pituitary hormone deficiency in two siblings with a Prophet of Pit-1 gene mutation.
Gynecological endocrinology : the official journal of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology - 1 Dec 2006
Georgopoulos Neoklis A, Katsikis Ilias, Giamalis Petros, Koika Vasiliki, Adonakis George, Kourtis Anargyros, Kourounis George, Panidis Dimitrios
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Combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) is a rare disorder resulting from an impaired pituitary function due to different causes, characterized by impaired secretion of growth hormone (GH) and one or more of the other anterior pituitary hormones. To date, 16 distinct human Prophet of Pit-1 (Prop1) gene mutations have been identified in patients with CPHD, inducing a phenotype involving GH,...
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