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Analysis of the human growth hormone receptor and IGF-I coding sequences in children with growth disorders.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2000
Obrepalska-Steplowska Aleksandra, Kedzia Andrzej, Goździcka-Józefiak Anna, Jakubowicz Małgorzata, Korman Eugeniusz
Abstract excerpt
Analysis of GHR and IGF-I coding sequences in 47 children with normal serum levels of GH, low IGF-I and growth disorders generally did not show mutation in the genes studied. Only one boy had a mutation located in the fifth exon of the GHR gene (C-->T in codon 88). This suggests that the growth disorders in this group of children might be due to a defect in a DNA region regulating expression of the GHR and IGF1...
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