| Literature DB >> 22518824 |
Mario Rotondi1, Chiara Fallerini, Barbara Pirali, Ilaria Longo, Daniela Pasquali, Teresa Rampino, Luca Chiovato, Francesca Mari, Alessandra Renieri.
Abstract
A 31-year-old Caucasian male was referred for panhypopituitarism resulting from a surgically removed craniopharyngioma. The patient had been previously submitted to kidney transplantation for end-stage renal disease from X-linked Alport syndrome (ATS). Subsequent quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction analysis indicated a 47,XXY karyotype consistent with Klinefelter syndrome (KS). The relevance of this unique case stems from several issues: 1) KS was an unexpected finding because of a previous diagnosis of hypogonadotropic hypogonadism resulting from craniopharyngioma; 2) the discovery of a de novo p.G406S substitution causing ATS; and 3) the multifactor origin of severe sexual dysfunction. This is the first description of the co-occurrence of KS, ATS, and craniopharyngioma.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22518824 DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.111.016204
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Androl ISSN: 0196-3635