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Combined pituitary hormone deficiency harboring CHD7 gene missense mutation without CHARGE syndrome: a case report.
BMC endocrine disorders - 25 May 2023
Obata Yoshinari, Takayama Kana, Nishikubo Hideyuki, Tobimatsu Aoki, Matsuda Izumi, Uehara Yuhei, Maruo Yumiko, Sho Hiroyuki, Kosugi Motohiro, Yasuda Tetsuyuki
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BACKGROUND: Heterozygous loss-of-function mutations in the chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 7 (CHD7) gene cause CHARGE syndrome characterized by various congenital anomalies. A majority of patients with CHARGE syndrome present with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (HH), and combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) can also be present. Whereas CHD7 mutations have been identified in some...
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