Delayed puberty and hypogonadism caused by mutations in the follicle- stimulating hormone β-subunit gene

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 337, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 607-611

  Layman, Lawrence C ^a   Lee, Eun Jig ^b   Peak, Douglas B ^c   Namnoum, Anne B ^d   Vu, Kenneth V ^d   Van Lingen, Barbara L ^e   Gray, Mark R ^e   McDonough, Paul G ^f   Reindollar, Richard H ^e   Jameson, J Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Bcth Israel Deaconess Medical Center   (United States)

^f MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BETA CHAIN; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DELAYED PUBERTY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MUTATION; PEDIGREE; PUBERTY, DELAYED;

EID: 0030744037     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM199708283370905     Document Type: Article

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