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Altered pituitary morphology as a sign of benign hereditary chorea caused by TITF1/NKX2.1 mutations.
Neurogenetics - 1 Apr 2022
Thust Steffi, Veneziano Liana, Parkinson Michael H, Bhatia Kailash P, Mantuano Elide, Gonzalez-Robles Cristina, Davagnanam Indran, Giunti Paola
Abstract excerpt
Benign hereditary chorea (BHC) is a rare genetically heterogeneous movement disorder, in which conventional neuroimaging has been reported as normal in most cases. Cystic pituitary abnormalities and features of empty sella have been described in only 7 patients with BHC to date. We present 4 patients from 2 families with a BHC phenotype, 3 of whom underwent targeted pituitary MR imaging and genetic testing. All...
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