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Current Insights into the Role of the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor System in Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age
1 Jan 2019
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BACKGROUND: The reason for the insufficient catch-up growth seen in 10% of children born small for gestational age (SGA) is poorly understood. Disturbances in the growth hormone (GH) - insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis might underlie this failure to show sufficient catch-up growth. CONCLUSION: This review summarizes insights gained in the molecular and (epi) genetic mechanisms of the GH-IGF axis in short...
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