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Mutat Res Rev Mutat Res
; 772: 123-133, 2017.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28528685
RESUMO
Laron syndrome (LS) is a unique model of congenital IGF-I deficiency. It is characterized by dwarfism and obesity, and is caused by deletion or mutations of the growth hormone receptor (GH-R) gene. It is hypothesized that LS is an old disease originating in Indonesia and that the mutated gene spread to South Asia, the Middle East, the Mediterranean region and South America.