Molecular defects in the growth hormone-IGF axis.
Indian J Pediatr
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2005 Feb; 72(2): 145-8
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-80643
ABSTRACT
Many previously uncharacterized cases of poor growth in children, i.e. idiopathic short stature, are now attributable to genetic defects in the GH-IGF-1 axis. This paper will provide an overview of the clinical findings of patients identified with various genetic defects of the GH/IGF-1 axis with an emphasis on the more recently described syndromes.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Body Height
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Receptors, Somatotropin
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Humans
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Insulin-Like Growth Factor I
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Growth Hormone
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Child
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Growth Disorders
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Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pediatr
Year:
2005
Type:
Article
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