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Novel missense mutation in the IGF-I receptor L2 domain results in intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2012
Kawashima Yuki, Higaki Katsumi, Fukushima Toshiaki, Hakuno Fumihiko, Nagaishi Jun-ichi, Hanaki Keiichi, Nanba Eiji, Takahashi Shin-Ichiro, Kanzaki Susumu
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BACKGROUND: IGFs play key roles in intrauterine and postnatal growth through the IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR). We identified a family bearing a new heterozygous missense mutation at the L2 domain of IGF-IR (R431L). METHOD: We analysed the nucleotide sequences of the IGF1R gene of the family. We prepared R(-) cells (fibroblasts with targeted disruption of the IGF-IR gene) expressing wild-type or R431L IGF-IR and...
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