PROP1 gene mutations in a 36-year-old female presenting with psychosis

  • Chaudhary D
  • Rijal T
  • Jha K
  • et al.
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Abstract

Combined pituitary hormonal deficiency (CPHD) is a rare disease that results from mutations in genes coding for transcription factors that regulate the differentiation of pituitary cells. PROP1 gene mutations are one of the etiological diagnoses of congenital panhypopituitarism, however symptoms vary depending on phenotypic expression. We present a case of psychosis in a 36-year-old female with congenital panhypopituitarism who presented with paranoia, flat affect and ideas of reference without a delirious mental state, which resolved with hormone replacement and antipsychotics. Further evaluation revealed that she had a homozygous mutation of PROP1 gene. In summary, compliance with hormonal therapy for patients with hypopituitarism appears to be effective for the prevention and treatment of acute psychosis symptoms.

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Chaudhary, D. P., Rijal, T., Jha, K. K., & Saluja, H. (2017). PROP1 gene mutations in a 36-year-old female presenting with psychosis. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Case Reports, 2017. https://doi.org/10.1530/edm-16-0096

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