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A novel mutation of the growth hormone receptor gene (GHR) in a Chinese girl with Laron syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2000
Chen Xiaoli, Song Fang, Dai Yaohua, Bao Xiulan, Jin Yuwei
Abstract excerpt
Laron syndrome, also known as growth hormone insensitivity syndrome (GHIS), is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder associated with severe postnatal growth failure, and normal and/or elevated growth hormone. This disease is frequently caused by a point mutation in the growth hormone receptor gene (GHR). Here, we identified a novel homozygous substitution mutation (E42K: GAG-->AAG at codon 42 cDNA) of the GHR...
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