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Molecular defects of the GnRH-receptor gene in Chinese patients with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and the severity of hypogonadism.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2012
Fathi Aws K, Hu Sicui, Fu Xi, Huang Shan, Liang Yan, Ning Qin, Luo Xiaoping
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BACKGROUND: Human mutations in the gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRHR) gene cause normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH). At least 19 different mutations have been identified in this G-protein-coupled receptor, which consist mostly of missense mutations. OBJECTIVES:...
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