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Summary

Excerpted from the GeneReview: Isolated Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) Deficiency
Isolated gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency (IGD) is characterized by inappropriately low serum concentrations of the gonadotropins LH (luteinizing hormone) and FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone) in the presence of low circulating concentrations of sex steroids. IGD is associated with a normal sense of smell (normosmic IGD) in approximately 40% of affected individuals and an impaired sense of smell (Kallmann syndrome) in approximately 60%. IGD can first become apparent in infancy, adolescence, or adulthood. Infant boys with congenital IGD often have micropenis and cryptorchidism. Adolescents and adults with IGD have clinical evidence of hypogonadism and incomplete sexual maturation on physical examination. Adult males with IGD tend to have prepubertal testicular volume (i.e., <4 mL), absence of secondary sexual features (e.g., facial and axillary hair growth, deepening of the voice), decreased muscle mass, diminished libido, erectile dysfunction, and infertility. Adult females have little or no breast development and primary amenorrhea. Although skeletal maturation is delayed, the rate of linear growth is usually normal except for the absence of a distinct pubertal growth spurt.

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  • Also known as: ARK, AXL3, JTK11, Tyro7, UFO, AXL
    Summary: AXL receptor tyrosine kinase

  • Also known as: CAMDI, CCDC141
    Summary: coiled-coil domain containing 141

  • Also known as: HH19, MKP3, PYST1, DUSP6
    Summary: dual specificity phosphatase 6

  • Also known as: FEZ, HH22, ZNF312B, FEZF1
    Summary: FEZ family zinc finger 1

  • Also known as: FGF-13, FGF-17, HH20, FGF17
    Summary: fibroblast growth factor 17

  • Also known as: GNRH, GRH, LHRH, LNRH, GNRH1
    Summary: gonadotropin releasing hormone 1

  • Also known as: GNRHR1, GRHR, HH7, LHRHR, LRHR, GNRHR
    Summary: gonadotropin releasing hormone receptor

  • Also known as: M-SEMAH, M-SemaK, SEMAH, coll-5, SEMA3E
    Summary: semaphorin 3E

  • Also known as: HH17, SPRY4
    Summary: sprouty RTK signaling antagonist 4

  • Also known as: SRA, SRAP, STRAA1, pp7684, SRA1
    Summary: steroid receptor RNA activator 1

  • Also known as: BRWD2, DR11, HH14, SRI1, WDR15, WDR11
    Summary: WD repeat domain 11

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