Article
Absence of mutation in the follicle-stimulating hormone receptor gene in severe primary hypothyroidism associated with gonadal hyperstimulation.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Aug 2007
Suarez Elizabeth A, d'Alva Catarina B, Campbell Andrew, Miller-Horn Jill, Dever Maureen, Faerber Eric, Medonca Berenice B, Latronico Ana Claudia, De Luca Francesco
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BACKGROUND: Severe hypothyroidism can cause a distinct form of precocious puberty in children, characterized by delayed skeletal maturation, predominance of FSH-mediated effects over LH-mediated function, and reversal of sexual precocity upon thyroid hormone replacement. The etiology of this unusual form of precocious puberty in children remains poorly understood. Recently, three mutations of the FSH receptor...
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