Novel Lethal Form of Congenital Hypopituitarism Associated With the First Recessive<i>LHX4</i>Mutation

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BACKGROUND: LHX4 encodes a member of the LIM-homeodomain family of transcription factors that is required for normal development of the pituitary gland. To date, only incompletely penetrant heterozygous mutations in LHX4 have been described in patients with variable combined pituitary hormone deficiencies. OBJECTIVE/HYPOTHESIS: To report a unique family with a novel recessive variant in LHX4 associated with a...

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