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Renal dysgenesis and KAL1 gene defects in patients with sporadic Kallmann syndrome.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Nov 2007
Georgopoulos Neoklis A, Koika Vasiliki, Galli-Tsinopoulou Assimina, Spiliotis Bessie E, Adonakis George, Keramida Maria K, Sgourou Argyro, Koufogiannis Kleanthis D, Papachatzopoulou Adamantia, Papavassiliou Athanasios G, Kourounis George, Vagenakis George A
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OBJECTIVE: To correlate the presence of renal agenesis/dysgenesis to the prevalence of KAL1 gene defects in patients with sporadic Kallmann syndrome (KS). DESIGN: Prospective assessment of renal structure and DNA sequence analysis of the KAL1 gene. SETTING: Outpatient clinics of the divisions of endocrinology of university hospitals. PATIENT(S): Sixteen male patients with sporadic KS. INTERVENTION(S): Assessment...
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