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Defective signaling through plexin-A1 compromises the development of the peripheral olfactory system and neuroendocrine reproductive axis in mice.
Human molecular genetics - 1 Jun 2017
Marcos Séverine, Monnier Carine, Rovira Xavier, Fouveaut Corinne, Pitteloud Nelly, Ango Fabrice, Dodé Catherine, Hardelin Jean-Pierre
Abstract excerpt
The olfacto-genital syndrome (Kallmann syndrome) associates congenital hypogonadism due to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency and anosmia. This is a genetically heterogeneous developmental disease with various modes of transmission, including oligogenic inheritance. Previous reports have involved defective cell signaling by semaphorin-3A in the disease pathogenesis. Here, we report that the...
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