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GENATLAS PHENOTYPE
last update : 09-07-2013
Symbol PCDST
Location 1q24.3
Name pituitary and cerebellar defects and small sella turcica
Other name(s)
  • pituitary hormone deficiency, combined, 4
  • short stature, pituitary and cerebellar defects, and small sella turcica
  • Corresponding gene LHX4
    Other symbol(s) CPHD4
    Main clinical features
  • multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies associated with pituitary hypoplasia, ectopic neurohypophysis, and Chiari syndrome, but also hyperplastic pituitary, poorly developed sella turcica, and inconstant brain malformations
  • Genetic determination autosomal recessive
    Prevalence 1p100 of combined pituitary hormone deficiency
    Function/system disorder endocrinology
    Type disease
    Mechanism(s)
    Gene mutationChromosome rearrangementEffectComments
    various types   haploinsufficiency  
    Remark(s)