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Pituitary function and glucose tolerance in a family with a PAX6 mutation.
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Dec 2012
Hergott-Faure Lucie, Borot Sophie, Kleinclauss Colette, Abitbol Marc, Penfornis Alfred
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BACKGROUND: PAX6 is a transcription factor involved in the regulation of eye and islet cell development in humans and has also been shown to be an early marker of the pituitary gland in mice. While some subjects with PAX6 mutations were found to have impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes in two previous studies, there has been no report of systematic pituitary function assessment in these patients. AIM: The...
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