Abstract
Abstract
Background
Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is a rare congenital or acquired genetic disorder caused by gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency. IHH patients are divided into two major groups, hyposmic or anosmic IHH (Kallmann syndrome) and normosmic IHH (nIHH), according to whether their sense of smell is intact. Here we report a case of novel compound heterozygous mutations in the GNRH1 gene in a 15-year-old male with nIHH.
Case presentation
The patient presented typical clinical symptoms of delayed testicular development, with testosterone < 3.5 mmol/L and reduced gonadotropin (follicle-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone) levels. Two heterozygous variants of the GNRH1 gene were detected, nonsense variant 1: c.85G > T:p.G29* and variant 2: c.1A > G:p.M1V, which disrupted the start codon.
Conclusions
Two GNRH1 mutations responsible for nIHH are identified in this study. Our findings extend the mutational spectrum of GNRH1 by revealing novel causative mutations of nIHH.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
General Medicine,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
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