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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to GnRH receptor mutation in a sibling.
Endokrynologia Polska - 1 Jan 2011
Fichna Piotr, Fichna Marta, Zurawek Magdalena, Nowak Jerzy
Abstract excerpt
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) is characterised by delayed puberty and infertility. Congenital HH comprises Kallmann syndrome with hypo-/anosmia and idiopathic HH (IHH). The genetic origin remains unknown in most cases, but the defective GnRH receptor gene (GNRHR) accounts for a considerable proportion of IHH. Here we describe a pair of siblings diagnosed with IHH. Aged 17 years, the boy was referred because...
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