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Relationship of the human growth hormone receptor exon 3 genotype with final adult height and bone mineral density.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 2007
Kenth Gurvinder, Shao Zhuo, Cole David E C, Goodyer Cynthia Gates
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CONTEXT: Three recent clinical studies have reported that two of the most common isoforms of the human GH (hGH) receptor (hGHR), exon 3 full-length (3+) and exon 3 deleted (3-), may have differential effects on the growth response of children receiving hGH therapy, whereas others refute this. However, none of the investigations has explored the relationship between these hGHR isoforms and final adult height (FAH)...
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