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Heterozygous mutation of HESX1 causing hypopituitarism and multiple anatomical malformations without features of septo-optic dysplasia.
Journal of endocrinological investigation - 1 Aug 2008
Corneli G, Vivenza D, Prodam F, Di Dio G, Vottero A, Rapa A, Bellone S, Bernasconi S, Bona G
Abstract excerpt
Isolated GH deficiency or combined pituitary hormone deficiencies have been associated with mutations in transcription factors encoding genes that control organogenesis or cell differentiation. Among these factors, Hesx1 is essential for the development of the optic nerve and regulates some of the earliest stages in pituitary development and is intimately involved in orchestrating the expression of other factors...
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