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A Rare Case of Precocious Puberty in a Child with a Novel GATA-4 Gene Mutation: Implications for Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) and Review of the Literature.
Genes - 16 Aug 2023
Aversa Tommaso, Luppino Giovanni, Corica Domenico, Pepe Giorgia, Valenzise Mariella, Coco Roberto, Li Pomi Alessandra, Wasniewska Malgorzata
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Disorders/Differences of sex development (DSD) are often due to disruptions of the genetic programs that regulate gonad development. The GATA-4 gene, located on chromosome 8p23.1, encodes GATA-binding protein 4 (GATA-4), a transcription factor that is essential for cardiac and gonadal development and sexual differentiation. CASE DESCRIPTION: A child with a history of micropenis and cryptorchidism. At...
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