The first homozygous mutation (S226I) in the highly-conserved WSXWS-like motif of the GH receptor causing Laron syndrome: Supression of GH secretion by GnRH analogue therapy not restored by dihydrotestosterone administration

Clinical Endocrinology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 36-40

  Jorge, Alexander A L ^a   Souza, Silvia C A L ^a   Arnhold, Ivo J P ^a   Mendonca, Berenice B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDRACTIN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CODON; CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGE; EVALUATION; EXON; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE MUTATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONAD; GROWTH RETARDATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LARON SYNDROME; MALE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MOTIF; PUBERTY;

EID: 0842265985     PISSN: 03000664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2004.01930.x     Document Type: Article

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