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Expanding the phenotypic spectrum of PROK2/PROKR2: a recall-by-genotype study.
Human genetics - 1 Jul 2025
Stamou Maria I, Chiu Crystal J, Jadhav Shreya V, Salnikov Kathryn B, Plummer Lacey, Seminara Stephanie B, Balasubramanian Ravikumar
Abstract excerpt
Rare variants in prokineticin 2 pathway genes (PROK2; PROKR2), cause isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) in humans, leading to pubertal failure and infertility. In addition to reproduction, this pathway is also implicated in cardiovascular, metabolic, and inflammatory regulation. The role of naturally occurring PROK2/R2 variants in the general population remains unknown. Thus, we aimed to investigate the...
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