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Loss-of-Function Mutations in the Genes Encoding Prokineticin-2 or Prokineticin Receptor-2 Cause Autosomal Recessive Kallmann Syndrome
6 Aug 2008
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CONTEXT: Physiological activation of the prokineticin pathway has a critical role in olfactory bulb morphogenesis and GnRH secretion in mice. OBJECTIVE: To investigate PROK2 and PROKR2 mutations in patients with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) associated or not with olfactory abnormalities. DESIGN: We studied 107 Brazilian patients with HH (63 with Kallmann syndrome and 44 with normosmic HH) and 100 control...
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