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Trial reportThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2013

Responsiveness to a physiological regimen of GnRH therapy and relation to genotype in women with isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism.

Brent S Abel, Natalie D Shaw, Jenifer M Brown, Judith M Adams, Teresa Alati, Kathryn A Martin, Nelly Pitteloud, Stephanie B Seminara, Lacey Plummer, Duarte Pignatelli and 3 more

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Trial report in The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Brent S AbelReproductive Endocrine Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Reproductive Endocrine Sciences Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Natalie D Shaw
Jenifer M Brown
Judith M Adams
Teresa Alati
Kathryn A Martin
Nelly Pitteloud
Stephanie B Seminara
Lacey Plummer
Duarte Pignatelli
William F Crowley
Corrine K Welt
Janet E Hall
Harvard University · USMassachusetts General Hospital · USHospital de São João · PTUniversity Hospital of Lausanne · CH

Funding

HARVARD CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER (UL1)UL1RR025758 · NCRR · HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL · PI NADLER, LEE MARSHALL · 2008 to 2011
$91.4M
ZD6416 Analgesic--Painful Distal Symmetrical PolyneuropaM01RR001066 · NCRR · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HALL, JANET E · 1985 to 2008
$37.4M
The Genetic Determinants of Human GNRH DeficiencyU54HD028138 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CROWLEY, WILLIAM FRANCIS · 2000 to 2013
$19.9M
Kisspeptin Physiology in the HumanR01HD043341 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SEMINARA, STEPHANIE BETH · 2003 to 2019
$6.3M
THE NEUROENDOCRINE CONTROL OF REPRODUCTION IN THE HUMANR01HD015788 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI CROWLEY, WILLIAM FRANCIS · 1985 to 2012
$4.6M
FSH, Estradiol and Inhibin in Female ReproductionR01HD042708 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI HALL, JANET E · 2002 to 2006
$1.7M
Kisspeptin Physiology in Human ReproductionK24HD067388 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SEMINARA, STEPHANIE BETH · 2011 to 2015
$876k
The interaction between sleep and reproductive hormone secretion during pubertyK23HD073304 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHAW, NATALIE DARA · 2012 to 2015
$514k
Effect of sleep apnea on nocturnal GnRH/LH secretion in children in early pubertyF32HD062315 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SHAW, NATALIE DARA · 2010 to 2011
$124k
NCRR NIH HHS M01 RR001066NCRR NIH HHS M01-RR-01066NCRR NIH HHS UL1 RR025758NCRR NIH HHS UL1RR025758NICHD NIH HHS 5F32 HD062315NICHD NIH HHS F32 HD062315NICHD NIH HHS K23 HD073304NICHD NIH HHS K24 HD067388NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD015788NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD042708NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD043341NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD42708NICHD NIH HHS U54 HD028138
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextIsolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is caused by defective GnRH secretion or action resulting in absent or incomplete pubertal development and infertility. Most women with IHH ovulate with physiological GnRH replacement, implicating GnRH deficiency as the etiology. However, a subset does not respond normally, suggesting the presence of defects at the pituitary or ovary.

objectivesThe objective of the study was to unmask pituitary or ovarian defects in IHH women using a physiological regimen of GnRH replacement, relating these responses to genes known to cause IHH. DESIGN, SETTING, AND SUBJECTS: This study is a retrospective analysis of 37 IHH women treated with iv pulsatile GnRH (75 ng/kg per bolus).

main outcome measuresSerum gonadotropin and sex steroid levels were measured, and 14 genes implicated in IHH were sequenced.

resultsDuring their first cycle of GnRH replacement, normal cycles were recreated in 60% (22 of 37) of IHH women. Thirty percent of women (12 of 37) demonstrated an attenuated gonadotropin response, indicating pituitary resistance, and 10% (3 of 37) exhibited an exaggerated FSH response, consistent with ovarian resistance. Mutations in CHD7, FGFR1, KAL1, TAC3, and TACR3 were documented in IHH women with normal cycles, whereas mutations were identified in GNRHR, PROKR2, and FGFR1 in those with pituitary resistance. Women with ovarian resistance were mutation negative.

conclusionsAlthough physiological replacement with GnRH recreates normal menstrual cycle dynamics in most IHH women, hypogonadotropic responses in the first week of treatment identify a subset of women with pituitary dysfunction, only some of whom have mutations in GNRHR. IHH women with hypergonadotropic responses to GnRH replacement, consistent with an additional ovarian defect, did not have mutations in genes known to cause IHH, similar to our findings in a subset of IHH men with evidence of an additional testicular defect.

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AdolescentAdultFemaleGenotypeGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHormone Replacement TherapyHumansHypogonadismMiddle AgedMutationPituitary GlandRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeGonadotropin-Releasing Hormone

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PMID23341491
PMCPMC3565114
OpenAlexW2078827573

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