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Isolated GH deficiency with dominant inheritance: new mutations, new insights.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2001
Binder G, Keller E, Mix M, Massa G G, Stokvis-Brantsma W H, Wit J M, Ranke M B
Abstract excerpt
Autosomal dominantly inherited isolated GH deficiency is caused by mutations of GH-1 that alter the normal structure of GH. We studied 16 familial cases and 1 sporadic case with isolated GH deficiency type II from 1 Dutch and 4 German families by direct sequencing of PCR-amplified genomic DNA and ectopic transcript analysis of lymphocyte mRNA. In addition, the clinical data of the affected individuals were...
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