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A case of functional growth hormone deficiency and early growth retardation in a child with IFT172 mutations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2015
Lucas-Herald Angela K, Kinning Esther, Iida Aritoshi, Wang Zheng, Miyake Noriko, Ikegawa Shiro, McNeilly Jane, Ahmed S Faisal
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CONTEXT: Ciliopathies are a group of rare conditions that present through a wide range of manifestations. Given the relative common occurrence of defects of the GH/IGF-I axis in children with short stature and growth retardation, the association between ciliopathies and these defects needs further attention. CASE: Our patient is a boy who was born at term and noted to have early growth retardation and weight gain...
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