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The distribution of exon 3-deleted/full-length growth hormone receptor polymorphism in the Turkish population.
Journal of clinical research in pediatric endocrinology - 1 Jan 2011
Baş Firdevs, Keleşoğlu Fatih, Timirci Özlem, Kabataş Eryılmaz Sema, Bozkurt Nilüfer, Küçükemre Aydın Banu, Bundak Rüveyde, Isbir Turgay, Darendeliler Feyza
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The exon 3-deleted/full-length (d3/fl) growth hormone receptor (d3/fl-GHR) polymorphism has been associated with responsiveness to GH therapy in some children and also with adult height variation in the general population. We aimed to evaluate the distribution of d3/fl-GHR polymorphism in a Turkish population. METHODS: The study included 477 (54 females/423 males) healthy adults with a mean±SD age of...
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