Laron Dwarfism and Mutations of the Growth Hormone–Receptor Gene

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 321, Issue 15, 1989, Pages 989-995

  Amselem, Serge ^a   Duquesnoy, Philippe ^a   Attree, Olivier ^a   Novelli, Giuseppe ^a   Bousnina, Souad ^a   Postel Vinay, Marie Catherine ^a   Goossens, Michel ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA; GROWTH HORMONE; MEMBRANE RECEPTOR;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DWARFISM; FEMALE; GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0024456661     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM198910123211501     Document Type: Article

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