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Novel growth hormone receptor gene mutation in a patient with Laron syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Apr 2010
Arman Ahmet, Yüksel Bilgin, Coker Ajda, Sarioz Ozlem, Temiz Fatih, Topaloglu Ali Kemal
Abstract excerpt
Growth Hormone (GH) is a 22 kDa protein that has effects on growth and glucose and fat metabolisms. These effects are initiated by binding of growth hormone (GH) to growth hormone receptors (GHR) expressed in target cells. Mutations or deletions in the growth hormone receptor cause an autosomal disorder called Laron-type dwarfism (LS) characterized by high circulating levels of serum GH and low levels of insulin...
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