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Stratification of a Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Population Based on Their Response to Human Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factor.
Genes - 15 Feb 2023
Moffitt Bridgette A, Sarasua Sara M, Ivankovic Diana, Ward Linda D, Valentine Kathleen, Bennett William E, Rogers Curtis, Phelan Katy, Boccuto Luigi
Abstract excerpt
Phelan-McDermid syndrome (PMS), caused by pathogenic variants in the SHANK3 gene or 22q13 deletions, is characterized by intellectual disability, autistic features, developmental delays, and neonatal hypotonia. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) and human growth hormone (hGH) have been shown to reverse neurobehavioral deficits in PMS. We assessed the metabolic profiling of 48 individuals with PMS and 50...
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