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Regulation of IGFBP3 gene expression in short children born small for gestational age.
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Dec 2011
Faienza M F, Marzano F, Ventura A M, Wasniewska M, Valenzise M, Valletti A, Caratozzolo M F, Cornacchia S, Sbisà E, Cavallo L, Tullo A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Approximately 6% of newborns at term are small for gestational age (SGA) and present a birth weight and/or length less than -2SD from the mean. SGA infants are at increased risk for perinatal morbidity, associated psychological and/or mental problems, persistent short stature (about 15% of subjects) and metabolic alterations. Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), their common receptor (IGF1R) and their...
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