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Disruption of the GHRH receptor and its impact on children and adults: The Itabaianinha syndrome.
Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders - 1 Mar 2021
Aguiar-Oliveira Manuel H, Salvatori Roberto
Abstract excerpt
Since 1994, we have been studying an extended kindred with 105 subjects (over 8 generations) residing in Itabaianinha County, in the Brazilian state of Sergipe, who have severe isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) due to a homozygous inactivating mutation (c.57 + 1G > A) in the GH releasing hormone (GHRH) receptor (GHRHR) gene. Most of these individuals have never received GH replacement therapy. They have low GH, and...
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