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ReviewHandbook of clinical neurology2021

Kallmann syndrome and idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: The role of semaphorin signaling on GnRH neurons.

Anna Cariboni, Ravikumar Balasubramanian

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Review in Handbook of clinical neurology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. [Kallmann syndrome in a girl caused by a novelZhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2026
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  8. Treatment of congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism in male patients.Annals of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anna CariboniDepartment of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: anna.cariboni@unimi.it.
Ravikumar BalasubramanianReproductive Endocrine Unit of the Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital & Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States.
Harvard University · USUniversity of Milan · IT

Funding

The Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Center for Reproductive MedicineP50HD104224 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI SEMINARA, STEPHANIE BETH · 2021 to 2025
$7.8M
Integrative Approaches to Decipher Genetic Determinants of Disease Penetrance in Prokineticin 2 Pathway Related Human Reproductive DisordersR01HD096324 · NICHD · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI BALASUBRAMANIAN, RAVIKUMAR · 2018 to 2022
$1.7M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD104224NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD096324
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and Kallmann syndrome are rare genetic disorders characterized by isolated gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) deficiency (IGD) and delayed or absent puberty. Defective GnRH neuron migration during development or secretion of mature GnRH neurons secondary to molecular defects in several key developmental and neuroendocrine pathways are thought to be the primary causes of these disorders. Recent studies have highlighted the importance of semaphorins and their receptors in this system, by showing that these molecules play distinct roles during the development and plasticity of these neurons. Accordingly, mutations in the semaphoring-signaling pathway genes have been found in patients affected by IGD, underlying the importance of semaphorin-mediated signaling pathways in the neuroendocrine axis that control reproduction.

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Kallmann SyndromeSemaphorinsGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneHumansHypogonadismNeuronsSignal TransductionGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneSemaphorinsGnRH neuronsHypogonadotropic hypogonadismHyposmiaKallmann syndromeMutationsOligogenicitySemaphorins

Identifiers

PMID34266601
PMCPMC9039773
OpenAlexW3181517691

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