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A molecular approach to the pathophysiology of the X chromosome-linked Kallmann's syndrome.
Bailliere's clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1995
Hardelin J P, Petit C
Abstract excerpt
The human KAL gene is responsible for the X chromosome-linked Kallmann's syndrome, which consists of an association between hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia (or hyposmia). Additional symptoms are occasionally observed. The olfactory defect is associated with hypoplasia of the olfactory bulbs and tracts. The hypogonadism may be due to a defect in the embryonic migratory process of GnRH-synthesizing...
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