NYCTOHEMERAL PATTERN OF SERUM LH, FSH AND PRL IN PATIENTS WITH MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY
- 1 April 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Clinical Endocrinology
- Vol. 18 (4) , 319-325
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2265.1983.tb00575.x
Abstract
The nyctohemeral pattern of serum luteinizing hormone (LH), FSH and prolactin (PRL) in 8 patients with myotonic dystrophy (MD) was studied [in order to study hypogonadism, a common abnormality in MD]. Gonadotropin patterns were classified as adult, pubertal or infantile. Six patients showed an adult pattern, while 2 had a pubertal or infantile pattern. A normal pattern of PRL secretion was found in 7 patients and a blunted sleep-related hormonal increase was observed in 1. Impaired hypothalamic control of pituitary secretion in MD is proposed as the cause for these findings.This publication has 20 references indexed in Scilit:
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