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  • Title: Growth hormone deficiency in a case of septo-optic-dysplasia due to SOX2 mutation: should we re-test patients during the transition period?
    Author: Gasco V, Matarazzo P, De Sanctis L, Ghigo E.
    Journal: BMJ Case Rep; 2022 Dec 29; 15(12):. PubMed ID: 36581364.
    Abstract:
    Gene mutations encoding transcription factors, including SOX2, have been associated with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and abnormal pituitary development. Guidelines on GHD management in the transition period state that patients with genetic-based childhood-onset GHD can skip retesting due to a high likelihood of permanent GHD. We describe a case of septo-optic-dysplasia due to SOX2 mutation characterised by childhood-onset GHD, which showed a normal somatotropic function at the transition period. This case raises the opportunity to retest for GHD during the transition period, even in patients with a known genetic cause, in order to avoid inappropriate GH treatment.
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