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Growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone increases the expression of the dominant-negative GH isoform in cases of isolated GH deficiency due to GH splice-site mutations.
Endocrinology - 1 Jun 2010
Petkovic Vibor, Godi Michela, Lochmatter Didier, Eblé Andrée, Flück Christa E, Robinson Iain C, Mullis Primus E
Abstract excerpt
An autosomal dominant form of isolated GH deficiency (IGHD II) can result from heterozygous splice site mutations that weaken recognition of exon 3 leading to aberrant splicing of GH-1 transcripts and production of a dominant-negative 17.5-kDa GH isoform. Previous studies suggested that the extent of missplicing varies with different mutations and the level of GH expression and/or secretion. To study this, wt-hGH...
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