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The growth hormone receptor exon 3 polymorphism is not associated with height or metabolic traits in healthy young adults.
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Aug 2014
Martins Clarissa S, Fernandes-Rosa Fabio L, Espineira Aniette R, de Souza Roberto Molina, de Castro Margaret, Barbieri Marco A, Bettiol Heloisa, Jorge Alexander L, Antonini Sonir R
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CONTEXT: The GHR polymorphisms contribution to the interindividual variability in prenatal and postnatal growth as well as to metabolic traits is controversial. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyze the association of the GHRfl/d3 polymorphism with prenatal and postnatal growth and metabolic outcomes in adult life and to compare the genotype distribution in different populations. DESIGN: 385 community...
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