The Dwarfs of Sindh: Severe growth hormone (GH) deficiency caused by a mutation in the GH-releasing hormone receptor gene

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 86, Issue 423, 1997, Pages 33-38

  Baumann, G ^a   Maheshwari, H ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dwarfism; Growth hormone deficiency; Growth hormone releasing hormone receptor; Nonsense mutation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; CHILD; CHROMOSOME 7; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSANGUINITY; DWARFISM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOSITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INHERITANCE; MALE; NONSENSE MUTATION; PAKISTAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; GENETICS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATION; NEWBORN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; DWARFISM; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINKAGE (GENETICS); MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MUTATION; PAKISTAN; RECEPTORS, PITUITARY HORMONE-REGULATING HORMONE;

EID: 0030829977     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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