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Novel heterozygous mutations of the INSR gene in a familial case of Donohue syndrome.
Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry - 1 Oct 2017
Qin Litao, Li Xiaobo, Hou Qiaofang, Wang Hongdan, Lou Guiyu, Li Tao, Wang Li, Liu Hongyan, Li Xichuan, Liao Shixiu
Abstract excerpt
Donohue syndrome (DS), a rare autosomal recessive disease which represents severe insulin resistance, pre- and postnatal growth retardation, hypertrichosis, and dysmorphic features, is caused by mutations in the insulin receptor (INSR) gene. Here, we have reported the clinical, molecular, and biochemical characterizations of a patient with DS. In this article, we have also reported a case with 2 novel INSR...
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