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The insulin-like growth factor mutation database (IGFmdb).
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Oct 2012
Rajapaksha Harinda, Alvino Clair, McCarthy Peter, Forbes Briony E
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Insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II), and insulin are evolutionarily conserved hormonal regulators of eukaryotic growth and development. Through interactions with their cognate receptors, all three molecules can influence cellular growth, proliferation, differentiation, migration, and survival, as well as metabolic processes. As such, perturbations in signaling by IGFs and insulin are a well-documented...
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