Molecular analysis of PROP1, PIT1, HESX1, LHX3, and LHX4 shows high frequency of PROP1 mutations in patients with familial forms of combined pituitary hormone deficiency

Arquivos Brasileiros de Endocrinologia e Metabologia

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1097-1103

  Vieira, Teresa C ^a   Boldarine, Valter T ^a   Abucham, Julio ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Combined pituitary hormone deficiency; Hypopituitarism; Pituitary transcription factor; PROP1

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149103277     PISSN: 00042730     EISSN: 16779487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-27302007000700012     Document Type: Article

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