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PTPN11 (protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 11) mutations and response to growth hormone therapy in children with Noonan syndrome.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2005
Ferreira Lize V, Souza Silvia A L, Arnhold Ivo J P, Mendonca Berenice B, Jorge Alexander A L
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CONTEXT: The cause of growth impairment in Noonan syndrome (NS) remains unclear. Mutations in PTPN11 (protein tyrosine phosphatase, nonreceptor type 11) that codify constitutively activated Src homology protein tyrosine phosphatase-2 tyrosine phosphatase and may interfere with GH and IGF-I signaling were identified in approximately 40% of patients with NS. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to evaluate...
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