Screening of PROP-1, LHX2 and POU1F1 Mutations in Patients with Ectopic Posterior Pituitary Gland
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The ectopic posterior pituitary gland.
An ectopic posterior pituitary gland is a rare condition and may present with an empty pituitary fossa, hypoplasia or absence of the infundibular stalk and resultant short stature due to growth hormone deficiency. The location of the ectopic lobe can vary, but it is most commonly situated along the median eminence in the floor of the third ventricle. We report a case of an ectopic posterior pit...
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Mutations in the prophet of Pit-1 (PROP-1) gene are responsible for most of the cases of combined pituitary hormone deficiencies (CPHD). We performed this study to determine the prevalence of PROP-1 mutations in a group of Turkish children with CPHD. Fifty-three children with the diagnosis of CPHD were included in this study. Clinical data were obtained from medical files, and hormonal evaluati...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Endocrinologica (Bucharest)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1841-0987,1843-066X
DOI: 10.4183/aeb.2018.300