Association between KISS1 rs5780218 promoter polymorphism and onset of growth hormone secreting pituitary adenoma.

CONCLUSIONS: In this pilot study, the rs5780218 promoter polymorphism was evaluated in pituitary adenoma, and showed a possible association with the incidence of somatotropinoma but not with tumor progression. PMID: 30318257 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30318257?dopt=Abstract

Source: Annales d'Endocrinologie - September 25, 2018 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Amorim PVGH, Grande IPP, Batista RL, Silveira LFG, Freire ACTB, Bronstein MD, Jallad RS, Trarbach EB Tags: Ann Endocrinol (Paris) Source Type: research

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