DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating POU1F1 and pituitary hypoplasia

POU1F1 [ENSP00000342931]

Pituitary-specific positive transcription factor 1; Transcription factor involved in the specification of the lactotrope, somatotrope, and thyrotrope phenotypes in the developing anterior pituitary. Specifically binds to the consensus sequence 5'- TAAAT-3'. Activates growth hormone and prolactin genes ; Belongs to the POU transcription factor family. Class-1 subfamily.

Synonyms:  POU1F1,  POU1F1p,  hPOU1F1,  H0YK06,  H0YNM5 ...

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