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Kallman syndrome historical perspective
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Historical Perspective
Historical Perspective
Kallmann syndrome was described in 1944 by Franz Josef Kallmann, a German-American geneticist.[1][2] However, others – such as the Spanish doctor Aureliano Maestre de San Juan – had noticed a correlation between anosmia and hypogonadism in 1856.
References
References
- β Kallmann FJ, SchΓΆnfeld WA, Barrera SE. The genetic aspects of primary eunuchoidism. Am J Ment Defic 1943-1944;48:203-236.
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