Article
Molecular and clinical aspects of GHRH receptor mutations.
Endocrine development - 1 Jan 2013
Corazzini Valentina, Salvatori Roberto
Abstract excerpt
The growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone (GHRH) receptor (GHRHR) belongs to the G protein-coupled receptor family. It binds GHRH resulting in somatotroph cell proliferation and stimulation of GH secretion. Mutations in the gene encoding for GHRHR (GHRHR, OMIM No. 139191) are being reported with increasing frequency in familial isolated GH deficiency. To date, the reported GHRHR mutations include eight missense,...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
