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Molecular genetic studies in isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD).
Indian journal of pediatrics - 1 Aug 2013
Desai Meena P, Mithbawkar Shilpa M, Upadhye Pradnya S, Rao Sudha C, Bhatia Vijayalakshmi, Vijaykumar Madhava
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To screen Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency (IGHD) patients with congenital Familial Isolated (FIGHD) and Nonfamilial Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency (NFIGHD) for GH1gene deletions (6.7 kb,7.6 kb,7 kb) and Growth hormone releasing hormone receptor GHRHR(E72X) gene mutation and study genotype/phenotype correlation in this multicentre study. METHODS: Clinical, auxologic (Ht.SDS ≤ -2.5), hormonal and...
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