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Glucocorticoid receptor gene polymorphism is less frequent in children born small for gestational age without catch-up growth.
Hormone research - 1 Jan 2009
Voorhoeve Paul G, van den Akker Erica L T, Lamberts Steven W J, Delemarre-van de Waal Henriette A, Hokken-Koelega Anita C S
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Glucocorticoids are important regulators of many processes involved in embryonal growth and development and fat and glucose metabolism. Glucocorticoids exert their effect through the glucocorticoid receptor (GR). The aim of this study was to investigate possible associations betw...
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