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Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and small for gestational age (SGA): genetic alterations.
Prilozi - 1 Dec 2009
Jancevska A, Gucev Z S, Tasic V, Pop-Jordanova N
Abstract excerpt
Short stature associated with GH deficiency has been estimated to occur in about 1 in 4000 to 1 in 10,000 in various studies. In the last decade new genetic defects have been described in all the levels of the growth hormone-releasing hormone (GH-RH)-GH-IGF (insulin-like growth factor) axis. Gene...
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