De novo mutations of the growth hormone gene: An important cause of congenital isolated growth hormone deficiency?

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 157, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 272-275

  Massa, G G ^a,b   Binder, G ^c   Oostdijk, W ^a   Ranke, M B ^c   Wit, J M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGA JESSE HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gene; Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; Short stature

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ARTICLE; AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT INHERITANCE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT STATURE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT; PEDIGREE; POINT MUTATION; RNA SPLICING; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031956298     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310050809     Document Type: Article

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