Congenital hypopituitarism: Clinical, molecular and neuroradiological correlates

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 376-382

  Mehta, Ameeta ^a   Hindmarsh, Peter C ^a   Mehta, Hiten ^a   Turton, James P G ^a   Russell Eggitt, Isabelle ^a   Taylor, David ^a   Chong, W K ^a   Dattani, Mehul T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOPITUITARISM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE HYPOPLASIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTOOPTIC DYSPLASIA; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM;

CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 68949218044     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: 13652265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03572.x     Document Type: Article

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