Entry - 264120 - PROLACTIN DEFICIENCY WITH OBESITY AND ENLARGED TESTES - OMIM

 
 
264120

PROLACTIN DEFICIENCY WITH OBESITY AND ENLARGED TESTES


Alternative titles; symbols

PRL DEFICIENCY WITH OBESITY AND ENLARGED TESTES


Clinical Synopsis
 

Growth
- Obesity
Neuro
- Slight mental retardation
GU
- Large testes
Endocrine
- Absent increase in plasma prolactin after stimulation
Inheritance
- ? Autosomal recessive
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▼ TEXT

Roitman et al. (1980) described an obese, slightly mentally retarded 4-year-old boy with large testes. The only endocrine disorder found was absence of an increase in plasma prolactin after stimulation. No information relevant to a possible genetic basis was available.


▼ REFERENCES

  1. Roitman, A., Assa, S., Kauli, R., Laron, Z. Prolactin deficiency, obesity, and enlarged testes--a new syndrome? Arch. Dis. Child. 55: 647-649, 1980. [PubMed: 7436524, related citations] [Full Text]


Creation Date:
Victor A. McKusick : 6/4/1986
Edit History:
terry : 08/26/2008
mimadm : 3/12/1994
supermim : 3/17/1992
supermim : 3/20/1990
ddp : 10/27/1989
marie : 3/25/1988
reenie : 6/4/1986

264120

PROLACTIN DEFICIENCY WITH OBESITY AND ENLARGED TESTES


Alternative titles; symbols

PRL DEFICIENCY WITH OBESITY AND ENLARGED TESTES



TEXT

Roitman et al. (1980) described an obese, slightly mentally retarded 4-year-old boy with large testes. The only endocrine disorder found was absence of an increase in plasma prolactin after stimulation. No information relevant to a possible genetic basis was available.


REFERENCES

  1. Roitman, A., Assa, S., Kauli, R., Laron, Z. Prolactin deficiency, obesity, and enlarged testes--a new syndrome? Arch. Dis. Child. 55: 647-649, 1980. [PubMed: 7436524] [Full Text: https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.55.8.647]


Creation Date:
Victor A. McKusick : 6/4/1986

Edit History:
terry : 08/26/2008
mimadm : 3/12/1994
supermim : 3/17/1992
supermim : 3/20/1990
ddp : 10/27/1989
marie : 3/25/1988
reenie : 6/4/1986



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