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Phenotype-genotype correlations in congenital isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD).
Indian journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2012
Alatzoglou Kyriaki S, Dattani Mehul T
Abstract excerpt
Isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) may be congenital, often due to genetic mutations, or acquired as a result of other factors such as cranial irradiation. The commonest genes implicated in its genetic etiology are those encoding growth hormone (GH1) and the receptor for GH-releasing hormone (GHRHR). Rarely, IGHD may be caused by mutations in transcription factors (HESX1, SOX3, OTX2) or be the first...
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