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Vestibular function in severe GH deficiency due to an inactivating mutation in the GH-releasing hormone receptor gene.
Endocrine - 1 Mar 2020
Santos-Carvalho Hugo A, Aguiar-Oliveira Manuel H, Salvatori Roberto, Valença Eugênia H O, Andrade-Guimarães Alana L, Palanch-Repeke Carlos E, Moreira-Cândido Luan P, Araújo-Daniel Carlos R, de Oliveira-Barreto Aline C, Andrade Bruna M R, Oliveira Alaide H A, Vieira Edgar R, Gois-Junior Miburge B
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PURPOSE: Body balance involves the vestibular, visual, and proprioceptive systems. IGF-I is a GH-dependent key factor in the development and postnatal differentiation of the inner ear in mice and men, but its role in the vestibular function in adult humans is unknown. We have previously described a cohort of individuals with severe isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) caused by a mutation in the GHRH receptor (GHRHR)...
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