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Genome-Wide Profiling of Laron Syndrome Patients Identifies Novel Cancer Protection Pathways
15 Jun 2019
Abstract excerpt
Laron syndrome (LS), or primary growth hormone resistance, is a prototypical congenital insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) deficiency. The recent epidemiological finding that LS patients do not develop cancer is of major scientific and clinical relevance. Epidemiological data suggest that congenital IGF1 deficiency confers protection against the development of malignancies. This 'experiment of nature' reflects...
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