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Analysis of the intracellular signalling domain of the human growth hormone receptor in children with idiopathic short stature.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Apr 2000
Johnston L B, Pashankar F, Camacho-Hübner C, Savage M O, Clark A J
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypothesis that intracellular, dominant-negative mutations of the growth hormone receptor (GHR) exist in children with idiopathic short stature (ISS) and partial growth hormone insensitivity (GHI). SUBJECTS: We studied 31 children aged 4.55-13.14 years with ISS (height </= -1.8 standard deviation scores, UK standards 1990). GH provocation tests (glucagon 15 microg kg-1 i.m.) excluded...
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