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Kallmann syndrome
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Etymology
From en de:Kallmann syndrome, described in a 1944 paper by Franz Josef Kallmann, a German-American geneticist.
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A genetic condition characterised by a failure to start or complete puberty, and loss or alteration of the sense of smell.
en-GB Philip Oltermann Did Hitler really have a ‘micropenis’? The dubious documentary analysing the dictator’s DNA The Guardian 2025-11-13 https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/13/did-hitler-really-have-a-micropenis-hitlers-dna-channel-4-documentary 0261-3077 Up to 10% of people with Kallmann syndrome also have a “micropenis”; more prevalent symptoms are low or fluctuating testosterone levels. https://web.archive.org/web/20261018140242/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/nov/13/did-hitler-really-have-a-micropenis-hitlers-dna-channel-4-documentary 18 October 2026
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