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Phenotypes, investigation and treatment of primary IGF-1 deficiency.
Endocrine development - 1 Jan 2013
Savage Martin O
Abstract excerpt
GH insensitivity, also known as primary IGF-1 deficiency (PIGFD), presents as growth failure, and in its severe form is associated with dysmorphic and metabolic abnormalities. PIGFD is caused by genetic defects in the GH-IGF-1 axis. The field of PIGFD due to mutations affecting GH action has evolved since the original description of the extreme phenotype related to homozygous GH receptor mutations over 40 years...
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