Aslı Derya Kardelen, Adam Najafli, Firdevs Baş, Birsen Karaman, Güven Toksoy, Şükran Poyrazoğlu, Şahin Avcı, Umut Altunoğlu, Zehra Yavaş Abalı, Ayşe Pınar Öztürk, Esin Karakılıç Özturan, Seher Başaran, Feyza Darendeliler, Z Oya Uyguner
OBJECTIVE: Recent reports have indicated the role of the prokineticin receptor 2 gene ( PROKR2 ) in the etiology of pituitary hormone deficiencies, suggesting a potential role for the PROK2 pathway in pituitary development, in addition to its role in gonadotropin releasing hormone-expressing neuron development. Here, we present the clinical and molecular findings of four patients with PROKR2 mutations. METHODS: Next-generation targeted sequencing was used to screen 25 genes in 59 unrelated patients with multiple pituitary hormone deficiency (MPHD), isolated growth hormone (GH) deficiency, or idiopathic short stature...
June 20, 2023: Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology