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Stature in Ecuadorians heterozygous for growth hormone receptor gene E180 splice mutation does not differ from that of homozygous normal relatives.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jul 1998
Rosenbloom A L, Guevara-Aguirre J, Berg M A, Francke U
Abstract excerpt
Heterozygosity for certain mutations of the GH receptor (GHR) gene has been proposed as the cause of partial resistance to GH, and there has been a recent demonstration of a dominant-negative effect of such a mutation in a mother and child. To examine the effect of heterozygosity in a large genetically homogeneous population with GHR deficiency, in which a substantial number of heterozygous (carrier) subjects and...
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