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Autosomal Dominant Growth Hormone Deficiency (Type II).
Pediatric endocrinology reviews : PER - 1 Jun 2015
Alatzoglou Kyriaki S, Kular Dalvir, Dattani Mehul T
Abstract excerpt
Isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) is the commonest pituitary hormone deficiency resulting from congenital or acquired causes, although for most patients its etiology remains unknown. Among the known factors, heterozygous mutations in the growth hormone gene (GH1) lead to the autosomal dominant form of GHD, also known as type II GHD. In many cohorts this is the commonest form of congenital isolated GHD and...
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