Machinis et al. (2001) reported a French family in which 2 sibs, born of a consanguineous marriage, were found to have combined pituitary hormone deficiency (CPHD) involving growth hormone (GH; 139250), thyrotropin (TSH; 188540) and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; 202200). MRI imaging showed that both had small sella turcicas, persistent craniopharyngeal canals, hypoplastic anterior hypophyses with associated pointed cerebellar tonsils (Chiari malformation; 118420), and ectopic posterior hypophyses. Their mother was 148 cm tall and had a small sella turcica and a hypoplastic anterior hypophysis associated with a deformation of the cerebellar tonsils. Their maternal grandfather was 150 cm tall and had a small sella turcica.

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OMIM: Pituitary hormone deficiency