Absence of human placental lactogen and placental growth hormone (HGH-V) during pregnancy: PCR analysis of the deletion.

doi:10.1007/s004390050658

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Absence of human placental lactogen and placental growth hormone (HGH-V) during pregnancy: PCR analysis of the deletion.

Human genetics - 1 Jan 1998

Rygaard K, Revol A, Esquivel-Escobedo D, Beck B L, Barrera-Saldaña H A

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Human placental lactogen (HPL) is produced in large amounts in normal pregnancies. We report a pregnancy with complete lack of HPL and the placental variant of the human growth hormone HGH-V. The pregnancy resulted in a severely growth-retarded but otherwise normal male baby. PCR analysis of DNA...

Topics

Adult
Female
Gene Deletion
Genotype
Growth Hormone
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Male
Parents
Placenta
Placental Hormones
Placental Lactogen
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Pregnancy
RNA, Messenger

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