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Clinical and functional characterization of a patient carrying a compound heterozygous pericentrin mutation and a heterozygous IGF1 receptor mutation.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Müller Eva, Dunstheimer Desiree, Klammt Jürgen, Friebe Daniela, Kiess Wieland, Kratzsch Jürgen, Kruis Tassilo, Laue Sandy, Pfäffle Roland, Wallborn Tillmann, Heidemann Peter H
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Intrauterine and postnatal longitudinal growth is controlled by a strong genetic component that regulates a complex network of endocrine factors integrating them with cellular proliferation, differentiation and apoptotic processes in target tissues, particularly the growth centers of the long bones. Here we report on a patient born small for gestational age (SGA) with severe, proportionate postnatal growth...
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