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Genetic causes of growth hormone insensitivity beyond GHR.
Reviews in endocrine & metabolic disorders - 1 Mar 2021
Hwa Vivian, Fujimoto Masanobu, Zhu Gaohui, Gao Wen, Foley Corinne, Kumbaji Meenasri, Rosenfeld Ron G
Abstract excerpt
Growth hormone insensitivity (GHI) syndrome, first described in 1966, is classically associated with monogenic defects in the GH receptor (GHR) gene which result in severe post-natal growth failure as consequences of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) deficiency. Over the years, recognition of other monogenic defects downstream of GHR has greatly expanded understanding of primary causes of GHI and growth...
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