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[Clinical and molecular aspects of congenital isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Nov 2011
Tusset Cintia, Trarbach Ericka B, Silveira Letícia Ferreira Gontijo, Beneduzzi Daiane, Montenegro Luciana, Latronico Ana Claudia
Abstract excerpt
Congenital isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is characterized by partial or complete lack of pubertal development due to defects in migration, synthesis, secretion or action of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Laboratory diagnosis is based on the presence of low levels of sex steroids, associated with low or inappropriately normal levels of pituitary gonadotropins (LH and FSH). Secretion of other...
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