Preliminary report on the short stature of Southeast Asian forest dwellers, the Manni, in southern Thailand: lack of an adolescent spurt in plasma IGF-I concentration.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1998 Mar; 29(1): 62-5
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ABSTRACT
Plasma concentration of insulin-like growth factor type-I (IGF-I) was studied among the Mannis in Thailand to find a possible cause of their short stature. The Mannis are hunting and gathering indigenous tribal peoples living in Asian tropical rain forests. A total of 50 plasma specimens from three different Manni groups in southern Thailand were used in this study. The concentrations of acid-ethanol extract of plasma IGF-I were measured by radio-immunoassay. We found that (1) plasma concentration of IGF-I in the Mannis was low, (2) there was no adolescent spurt in IGF-I levels, and (3) the post adolescent plasma IGF-I level of the Manni was significantly lower than that of age-matched Japanese. Low IGF-I levels among the Mannis may account for their short stature.
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IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental)
Asunto principal:
Tailandia
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Estatura
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Anciano
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
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Factor I del Crecimiento Similar a la Insulina
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Niño
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Adolescente
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Factores de Edad
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
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Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Año:
1998
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Artículo
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