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Kallman Syndrome

A novel heterozygous intron mutation in SEMA7A causing kallmann syndrome in a female

Yongting ZhaoDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7864-4434View further author information
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Fan YangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China; View further author information
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Lili QiuDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China; View further author information
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Lihong WangDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China; ;Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hui CheDepartment of Endocrinology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, PR China; ;Translational Medicine Research and Cooperation Center of Northern China, Heilongjiang Academy of Medical Sciences, Harbin, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 218-221 | Received 21 Apr 2019, Accepted 11 Oct 2019, Published online: 25 Oct 2019

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