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Isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with SOX2 mutation and anophthalmia/microphthalmia in offspring.
European journal of human genetics : EJHG - 1 Jul 2011
Stark Zornitza, Storen Rebecca, Bennetts Bruce, Savarirayan Ravi, Jamieson Robyn V
Abstract excerpt
Isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is a genetically heterogeneous condition in which patients frequently require assisted reproduction to achieve fertility. In patients with IHH who are otherwise well, no particular increased risk of congenital anomalies in the resultant offspring has been highlighted. Heterozygous mutations in SOX2 are the commonest single-gene cause of anophthalmia/microphthalmia...
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