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Clinical, biochemical and molecular investigations of three Taiwanese children with Laron syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Feb 2004
Yang Chen, Chen Julia Yi-Ru, Lai Chien-Cherng, Lin Hsiu-Chen, Yeh Geng-Chang, Hsu Hsun-Hui
Abstract excerpt
Three children of two Taiwanese families were diagnosed with Laron syndrome, two sisters and one boy. Both sets of parents were consanguineous. Clinically, all three presented with the typical craniofacies of Laron syndrome, consisting of prominent forehead and hypoplastic nasal bridge, high-pitched voice, short stature, and central obesity. Biochemically, their levels of serum IGF-I were less than 5 microg/ml...
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