The Pituitary Gland in the Laurence-Moon Syndrome

MICHAEL D. WHITAKER; BERND W. SCHEITHAUER; KALMAN T. KOVACS; RAYMOND V. RANDALL; R. JEAN CAMPBELL; HARUO OKAZAKI

doi:10.1016/S0025-6196(12)62445-8

The Pituitary Gland in the Laurence-Moon Syndrome

MICHAEL D. WHITAKER, BERND W. SCHEITHAUER, KALMAN T. KOVACS, RAYMOND V. RANDALL, R. JEAN CAMPBELL, HARUO OKAZAKI

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Abstract

The apparent hypogonadism in patients with the Laurence-Moon syndrome has been variably attributed to unresponsiveness of target organs to gonadal hormones, primary end-organ failure, hypothalamic dysfunction, or pituitary failure. We report the first immunocytologic study of the pituitary gland in this rare disorder. No morphologic abnormalities were noted. The numbers and immunoreactivities of adenohypophyseal cell types were normal. No microscopic abnormalities were evident in the hypothalamus and target organs. The results of our study are consistent with recent biochemical data that suggest that pituitary function is normal in patients with this syndrome.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	216-222
Number of pages	7
Journal	Mayo Clinic proceedings
Volume	62
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-6196(12)62445-8
State	Published - Jan 1 1987

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WHITAKER, MICHAEL. D., SCHEITHAUER, BERND. W., KOVACS, KALMAN. T., RANDALL, RAYMOND. V., CAMPBELL, R. JEAN., & OKAZAKI, HARUO. (1987). The Pituitary Gland in the Laurence-Moon Syndrome. Mayo Clinic proceedings, 62(3), 216-222. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0025-6196(12)62445-8

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