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SOX2 nonsense mutation in a patient clinically diagnosed with non-syndromic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.
Endocrine journal - 30 Aug 2017
Shima Hirohito, Ishii Akira, Wada Yasunori, Kizawa Junya, Yokoi Tadashi, Azuma Noriyuki, Matsubara Yoichi, Suzuki Erina, Nakamura Akie, Narumi Satoshi, Fukami Maki
Abstract excerpt
Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH) is a genetically heterogeneous condition that occurs either as an isolated disorder or as a component of congenital malformation syndromes. SOX2 is a causative gene of syndromic HH characterized by anophthalmia, microphthalmia, or coloboma and other neurological defects such as epilepsy. To date, the causal relationship between SOX2 abnormalities and non-syndromic HH remains...
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