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Clinical and genetic features of 64 young male paediatric patients with congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.

Yi WangChun-Xiu GongMiao QinYing LiuYuanyuan Tian
Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2017)
Micropenis and/or cryptorchidism can serve as important signs for the diagnosis of HH in paediatrics, and the coexistence of hypospadias does not exclude the diagnosis of CHH, including KS or normosmic isolated HH (nHH). Testicular function may be impaired earlier than expected, and PROKR2 mutations need to be evaluated to identify presumed dual defects.
Keyphrases
  • intensive care unit
  • emergency department
  • genome wide
  • gene expression
  • dna methylation
  • middle aged
  • germ cell