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Clinical and biochemical phenotype of familial anterior hypopituitarism from mutation of the PROP1 gene.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 1999
Rosenbloom A L, Almonte A S, Brown M R, Fisher D A, Baumbach L, Parks J S
Abstract excerpt
We have investigated the largest family with PROP1 deficiency reported to date. Eight patients, aged 17-40 yr, in two sibships with possibly related mothers but no parental consanguinity were 109-137 cm in height (-8.8 to [minus]5.9 SD score) and sexually immature. None had received hormonal therapy. Affected individuals had similarities to and significant differences from patients with insulin-like growth factor...
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