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Growth hormone deficiency in a case of septo-optic-dysplasia due to SOX2 mutation: should we re-test patients during the transition period?
BMJ case reports - 29 Dec 2022
Gasco Valentina, Matarazzo Patrizia, De Sanctis Luisa, Ghigo Ezio
Abstract excerpt
Gene mutations encoding transcription factors, including SOX2, have been associated with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and abnormal pituitary development. Guidelines on GHD management in the transition period state that patients with genetic-based childhood-onset GHD can skip retesting due to a high likelihood of permanent GHD. We describe a case of septo-optic-dysplasia due to SOX2 mutation characterised by...
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