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Functional consequences of AXL sequence variants in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2014
Salian-Mehta S, Xu M, Knox A J, Plummer L, Slavov D, Taylor M, Bevers S, Hodges R S, Crowley W F, Wierman M E
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CONTEXT: Prior studies showed that Axl /Tyro3 null mice have delayed first estrus and abnormal cyclicity due to developmental defects in GnRH neuron migration and survival. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to test whether the absence of Axl would alter reproductive function in mice and that mutations in AXL are present in patients with Kallmann syndrome (KS) or normosmic idiopathic hypogonadotropic...
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