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Novel mutation involving the translation initiation codon of the growth hormone receptor gene (GHR) in a patient with Laron syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2000
Quinteiro Celsa, Castro-Feijoo Lidia, Loidi Lourdes, Barreiro Jesus, de la Fuente Maria, Dominguez Fernando, Pombo Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Laron syndrome (LS) or growth hormone (GH) insensitivity syndrome (GHIS) is an autosomal recessive disease due to molecular defects in the GH receptor gene (GHR). Most of the identified mutations are located on the extracelular domain of the receptor. We studied the GHR gene in a patient with LS and found a homozygous missense mutation in exon 2. The novel mutation is an A-->T transversion (ATG -->TTG) that...
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