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CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY
Volume 85, Issue 1, Pages 100-109Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1111/cen.13009
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- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), India
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BackgroundCongenital isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is caused due to defect in GnRH neuronal development, migration and action. Although genetic aetiology of IHH is increasingly being studied, Asian Indian data on phenotypic spectrum and genetic basis are scarce. ObjectiveTo investigate the phenotypic and genotypic spectrum of IHH in Asian Indian subjects. Design, Setting and SubjectsA cohort of 135 IHH probands were characterized phenotypically for reproductive and nonreproductive features and screened for rare sequence variations (RSVs) in five genes KAL1, FGFR1, FGF8, GNRHR and KISS1R. ResultOf 135 probands [56 normosmic IHH (nIHH) and 79 Kallmann syndrome (KS)], 20 were familial cases. KS group had more male dominance (M:F ratio of 8:1) as compared to nIHH group (M:F ratio of 15:1). Complete absence of puberty was more prevalent in KS probands (81% in KS vs 46% in nIHH). The prevalence of MRI abnormalities was more in anosmic group (928%) as compared to hyposmic (375%) and normosmic groups (154%). No particular nonreproductive phenotypic predominance was seen in any group. Genotyping revealed rare sequence variation (RSV) detection rate of 155% in five genes studied: (KAL1 - 44%, FGFR1 - 44%, GNRHR - 67%, oligogenicity - 15%). Prevalence of RSV was more common in familial cases (35%) as compared to sporadic (122%). GNRHRRSV p.C279Y (not reported in patients of ethnicities other than south Asians) was recurring in four unrelated patients. ConclusionIn our cohort, 60% were KS with majority of males and a severe reproductive phenotype as against nIHH. Contribution of the genetic burden for the five genes studied was 155%. RSV p.C279Y in GNRHR may have a founder effect originating from south Asia. This study provides a model for molecular and phenotypic representation of Asian Indian subjects with IHH.
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