Rare Frequency of Mutations in Pituitary Transcription Factor Genes in Combined Pituitary Hormone or Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiencies in Korea
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Purpose: Congenital hypopituitarism is caused by mutations in pituitary transcription factors involved in the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Mutation frequencies of genes involved in congenital hypopituitarism are extremely low and vary substantiallybetween ethnicities. This study was undertaken to compare the clinical, endocrinological, and radiological features of patientswith an isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) or combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD). Materials and Methods: This study included 27 patients with sporadic IGHD and CPHD. A mutation analysis of the POU1F1, PROP1, LHX3, LHX4, and HESX1 genes was performed using genomic DNA from peripheral blood leukocytes. Results: IGHD and CPHD were observed in 4 and 23 patients, respectively. Mean age at diagnosis was 8.28±7.25 years for IGHD and 13.48±10.46 years for CPHD (p=0.37). Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 and peak growth hormone (GH) levels following GH stimulationtests were significantly lower in patients with CPHD than in those with IGHD (p<0.05). Sellar MRI findings revealed structural abnormalitiesin 3 patients with IGHD (75%) and 21 patients with CPHD (91.3%) (p=0.62). A mutation analysis identified homozygous p.R109Q mutations in HESX1 in a patient with CPHD. Patients with CPHD had more severe GHD than those with IGHD. Conclusion: The frequency of defects in the genes encoding pituitary transcription factors was extremely low in Korean patients with congenital hypopituitarism. Environmental factors and the impact of other causative genes may contribute to this clinical phenotype.
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Purpose: Congenital hypopituitarism is caused by mutations in pituitary transcription factors involved in the development of the hypothalamic-pituitary axis. Mutation frequencies of genes involved in congenital hypopituitarism are extremely low and vary substantiallybetween ethnicities. This study was undertaken to compare the clinical, endocrinological, and radiological features of patientswith an isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) or combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD). Materials and Methods: This study included 27 patients with sporadic IGHD and CPHD. A mutation analysis of the POU1F1, PROP1, LHX3, LHX4, and HESX1 genes was performed using genomic DNA from peripheral blood leukocytes. Results: IGHD and CPHD were observed in 4 and 23 patients, respectively. Mean age at diagnosis was 8.28±7.25 years for IGHD and 13.48±10.46 years for CPHD (p=0.37). Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 and peak growth hormone (GH) levels following GH stimulationtests were significantly lower in patients with CPHD than in those with IGHD (p<0.05). Sellar MRI findings revealed structural abnormalitiesin 3 patients with IGHD (75%) and 21 patients with CPHD (91.3%) (p=0.62). A mutation analysis identified homozygous p.R109Q mutations in HESX1 in a patient with CPHD. Patients with CPHD had more severe GHD than those with IGHD. Conclusion: The frequency of defects in the genes encoding pituitary transcription factors was extremely low in Korean patients with congenital hypopituitarism. Environmental factors and the impact of other causative genes may contribute to this clinical phenotype.
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