A case of isolated growth hormone (GH) deficiency with compound heterozygous abnormality at the GH-1 gene locus

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 73-76

  Nishi, Y ^a   Ogawa, M ^b   Kamijo, T ^c   Igarashi, Y ^d   Iwatani, N ^e   Kohno, H ^f   Masumura, T ^g   Byun, Y ^g   Koga, J ^g  

^a ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f FUKUOKA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^g JCR Pharmaceuticals Co   (Japan)

Author keywords

compound heterozygote; GH 1 gene; IGHD; IGHD type IA

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE;

ALLELE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE DELETION; GENE LOCUS; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HETEROZYGOSITY LOSS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS;

BASE SEQUENCE; CHILD; DNA; GENE DELETION; HETEROZYGOTE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIGREE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 0030907599     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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