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Growth disorders caused by genetic defects in the growth hormone pathway.
Advances in pediatrics - 1 Jan 1998
Cogan J D, Phillips J A
Abstract excerpt
The growth hormone (GH) pathway is composed of a series of interdependent genes whose products are required for normal growth (Fig 1). The GH pathway genes include ligands (GH and insulin-like growth factor 1 [lGF-1]), transcription factors (prophet of pit 1, or prop 1 and pit 1), agonists and antagonists (growth hormone-releasing hormone [GHRH] and somatostatin), and receptors (GHRH receptor [GHRHR] and the GH...
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