Adrenal hypoplasia congenita with hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: Evidence that DAX-1 mutations lead to combined hypothalamic and pituitary defects in gonadotropin production

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1055-1062

  Habiby, Reema L ^a   Boepple, Paul ^b   Nachtigall, Lisa ^b   Sluss, Patrick M ^b   Crowley Jr , William F ^b   Jameson, J Larry ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenal gland; DAX 1; gene mutation; GnRH; gonadotropins; hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPOPLASIA; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE MUTATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; KALLMANN SYNDROME; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029809471     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI118866     Document Type: Article

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