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HESX1 mutations in patients with congenital hypopituitarism: variable phenotypes with the same genotype.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Sept 2016
Fang Qing, Benedetti Anna Flavia Figueredo, Ma Qianyi, Gregory Louise, Li Jun Z, Dattani Mehul, Sadeghi-Nejad Abdollah, Arnhold Ivo J P, Mendonca Berenice Bilharinho, Camper Sally A, Carvalho Luciani R
Abstract excerpt
INTRODUCTION: Mutations in the transcription factor HESX1 can cause isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) or combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) with or without septo-optic dysplasia (SOD). So far there is no clear genotype-phenotype correlation. PATIENTS AND RESULTS: We report four different recessive loss-of-function mutations in three unrelated families with CPHD and no midline defects or SOD. A...
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