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Familial short stature and intrauterine growth retardation associated with a novel mutation in the IGF-I receptor (IGF1R) gene.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Feb 2013
Labarta José I, Barrio Eva, Audí Laura, Fernández-Cancio Mónica, Andaluz Pilar, de Arriba Antonio, Puga Beatriz, Calvo María T, Mayayo Esteban, Carrascosa Antonio, Ferrández-Longás Angel
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: IGF-I is essential for normal human growth and mediates its effects through the IGF1R. IGF1R mutations have been associated with varying degrees of intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation. OBJECTIVE: To identify IGF1R gene mutations in a short-statured family with intrauterine growth retardation and microcephaly. METHODS: Direct DNA sequencing was used to identify IGF1R mutations. Multiplex...
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