Phenotype and genetic analysis of a syndrome caused by an inactivating mutation in the growth hormone-releasing hormone receptor: Dwarfism of Sindh

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 83, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 4065-4074

  Maheshwari, Hiralal G ^a   Silverman, Bernard L ^a   Dupuis, Josée ^a   Baumann, Gerhard ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DWARFISM; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PAKISTAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

MICROPHALLUS;

EID: 0031732361     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.83.11.4065     Document Type: Article

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