Successful Long-Term Growth Hormone Therapy in a Girl with Haploinsufficiency of the Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Receptor due to a Terminal 15q26.2->qter Deletion Detected by Multiplex Ligation Probe Amplification

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CONTEXT: Microscopically visible heterozygous terminal 15q deletions encompassing the IGF1R gene are rare and usually associated with intrauterine growth retardation and short stature. The incidence of submicroscopic deletions is unknown, as is the effect of GH therapy in this condition. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was to describe the use of a novel genetic technique [multiplex ligation probe...

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