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Unilateral renal agenesis as an early marker for genetic screening in Kallmann syndrome

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Acknowledgements

We would like to thank Dr. William F. Crowley for his contribution in the genotyping of the patient in the Reproductive Endocrine Unit of Massachusetts General Hospital and for his valuable and constant mentorship.

Funding

Dr. Maria I. Stamou would like to thank the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation for the support of her research training. This work was supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD), Harvard Reproductive Sciences Center (P50 HD028138).

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  1. Harvard Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center and the Reproductive Endocrine Unit of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

    M. I. Stamou & L. Plummer

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, University of Patras Medical School, Patras, Greece

    M. I. Stamou, V. Koika & N. A. Georgopoulos

  3. Mount Auburn Hospital, Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, Cambridge, MA, USA

    M. I. Stamou

  4. Department of Pediatrics, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece

    A. Galli-Tsinopoulou & D. Stergidou

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Contributions

MIS conceived part of the study, participated in its design and coordination, participated in the molecular genetics studies, and drafted the manuscript; PL participated in coordination of the project, carried out the molecular genetic studies, and participated in the sequence alignment; AGT examined the patients, performed all hormonal and imaging tests and made the final diagnosis, referred the patient for genetic testing, and obtained informed consent; DS examined the patients, performed all hormonal and imaging tests and made the final diagnosis, referred the patient for genetic testing, and obtained informed consent; KV participated in coordination of the project and carried out part of the molecular genetic studies; GAN conceived the study, participated in its design and coordination, and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Stamou, M.I., Plummer, L., Galli-Tsinopoulou, A. et al. Unilateral renal agenesis as an early marker for genetic screening in Kallmann syndrome. Hormones 18, 103–105 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42000-018-0061-1

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