Combined pituitary deficiencies of growth hormone, thyroid stimulating hormone and prolactin due to Pit-1 gene mutation: A case-report

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 156, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 835-837

  Holl, R W ^a   Pfaffle R ^b   Kim, C ^b   Sorgo, W ^a   Teller, W M ^a   Heimann, G ^b  

^a University Children's Hospital   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autosomal dominant inheritance; DNA analysis; Familiar combined pituitary hormone deficiency; Growth hormone therapy; Pit 1 deficiency

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; GENE PRODUCT; GROWTH HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT 1;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT DISORDER; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 3P; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC COUNSELING; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; JAUNDICE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PUBERTY; SINGLE STRAND CONFORMATION POLYMORPHISM; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

ARGININE; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; GROWTH DISORDERS; GROWTH HORMONE; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PITUITARY HORMONES; POINT MUTATION; PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR PIT-1; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0030834444     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050723     Document Type: Article

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