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A familial insulin-like growth factor-I receptor mutant leads to short stature: clinical and biochemical characterization.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2007
Inagaki Kenjiro, Tiulpakov Anatoly, Rubtsov Petr, Sverdlova Polina, Peterkova Valentina, Yakar Shoshana, Terekhov Sergei, LeRoith Derek
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CONTEXT: IGF-I/IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR) signaling pathways play important roles in longitudinal growth. A novel Arg481Glu (R481Q) mutation in IGF-IR was detected in a family with intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to explore the mechanism whereby the R481Q mutation may be causative in growth retardation. PATIENTS: A 13-yr-old girl with short stature was studied...
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