Article
Growth hormone receptor deficiency in Ecuador: clinical and biochemical phenotype in two populations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Feb 1993
Guevara-Aguirre J, Rosenbloom A L, Fielder P J, Diamond F B, Rosenfeld R G
Abstract excerpt
We have identified 56 patients with GH receptor deficiency (Laron syndrome) from two provinces in southern Ecuador, one group of 26 (Loja province) with a 4:1 female predominance and 30 patients from neighboring El Oro province with a normal sex ratio. There were no significant differences betwee...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Carrier Proteins
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Ecuador
- Female
- Growth Hormone
- Humans
- Infant
- Infant, Newborn
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 2
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Proteins
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
- Insulin-Like Growth Factor II
- Male
- Middle Aged