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De novo Frameshift Mutation in Fibroblast Growth Factor 8 in a Male Patient with Gonadotropin Deficiency
Author(s) -
Erina Suzuki,
Shuichi Yatsuga,
Maki Igarashi,
Mami Miyado,
Kazuhiko Nakabayashi,
Keiko Hayashi,
Kenichirou Hata,
Akihiro Umezawa,
Gen Yamada,
Tsutomu Ogata,
Maki Fukami
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
hormone research in paediatrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1663-2826
pISSN - 1663-2818
DOI - 10.1159/000355380
Subject(s) - micropenis , frameshift mutation , fgf8 , missense mutation , endocrinology , medicine , short stature , biology , gonadotropin , mutation , fibroblast growth factor , genetics , hypospadias , hormone , receptor , gene
Missense, nonsense, and splice mutations in the Fibroblast Growth Factor 8(FGF8) have recently been identified in patients with hypothalamo-pituitary dysfunction and craniofacial anomalies. Here, we report a male patient with a frameshift mutation in FGF8.

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