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Mutation at Cleavage Site of Insulin-Like Growth Factor Receptor in a Short-Stature Child Born with Intrauterine Growth Retardation
1 Aug 2005
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CONTEXT: Mouse knockout models have clearly demonstrated the critical importance of IGF-I and IGF receptor type 1 (IGF-IR) for embryonic growth as well as postnatal growth. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that mutations of IGF-IR gene might predispose to short stature in children born with intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR). PATIENTS: Twenty-four children with unexplained IUGR (birth weight < -1.5 SD) and short...
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