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The Leu544Ile polymorphism of the growth hormone receptor gene affects the serum cholesterol levels during GH treatment in children with GH deficiency.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2007
Ihara K, Inuo M, Kuromaru R, Miyako K, Kohno H, Kinukawa N, Hara T
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OBJECTIVE: The cellular effects of growth hormone (GH) are mediated by the interaction between GH and the GH receptor (GHR). We investigated the association between polymorphisms in GHR and changes in height standard deviation scores (SDS), and lipid metabolism during GH treatment for GH-deficien...
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