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Molecular IGF-1 and IGF-1 receptor defects: from genetics to clinical management.
Endocrine development - 1 Jan 2013
Walenkamp M J E, Losekoot M, Wit J M
Abstract excerpt
Molecular defects of the insulin-like growth factor 1 gene (IGF1) are rare in the human. Only three homozygous and two families with heterozygous mutations of the IGF1 gene have been described, resulting in a variable degree of intrauterine and postnatal growth retardation, microcephaly, developmental delay and deafness. Detailed genetic analysis and functional experiments have shown that IGF-1 plays a key role...
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