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HNF1A gene mutations and premature ovarian failure (POF): evidence from a clinical paradigm combining MODY 3 and POF.
Hormones (Athens, Greece) - 1 Jun 2024
Xekouki P, Konstantinidou A, Tatsi C, Sertedaki A, Settas N, Loutradis D, Chrousos G P, Kanaka-Gantenbein C, Dacou-Voutetakis C, Voutetakis A
Abstract excerpt
Premature ovarian failure (POF) defines the occurrence of ovarian failure prior to the age of 40. It occurs in one out of 100 women but is very rare before age 20 (1:10,000). Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY), caused by mutations in the HNF1A gene, is also a rare disorder; all types of MODY account for 1-2% of adult diabetic cases. These two rare nosologic entities coexisted in an adolescent girl...
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