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Molecular basis of inherited growth hormone resistance in childhood.
Bailliere's clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1996
Amselem S, Sobrier M L, Dastot F, Duquesnoy P, Duriez B, Goossens M
Abstract excerpt
The growth hormone receptor (GHR), a member of the cytokine receptor superfamily that gives rise to a soluble and circulating counterpart (GHBP), is the main target of Laron syndrome (LS), a severe autosomal recessive dwarfism characterized by complete GH insensitivity. Genetic and mutation analyses have attested to the high molecular heterogeneity of this syndrome, and, to date, more than 30 different GHR...
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