Growth hormone receptor deficiency (Laron syndrome) in black African siblings

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 268-270

  Hopp, Maxwell ^a,d   Rosenbloom, Arlan L ^b   Griffiths, Joan ^a   Kgwete, S ^c   Vaccarello, Mary A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ga Rankuwa Hospital   (South Africa)

^d NONE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DINUCLEOTIDE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXON; FACE MALFORMATION; FEMALE; FOREHEAD; GENE DELETION; HEIGHT; HUMAN; LARON SYNDROME; MALE; MICROPENIS; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NEGRO; OBESITY; SIBLING; VOICE;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHILD; DWARFISM; FEMALE; GENE DELETION; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEINS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR II; MALE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; SOUTH AFRICA; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029961761     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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