A polymorphism in the leptin receptor gene at position 223 is associated with growth hormone replacement therapy responsiveness in idiopathic short stature and growth hormone deficiency patients

European Journal of Medical Genetics

Volumn 55, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 682-687

  Su, Pen Hua ^a,b   Yang, Shun Fa ^a,b   Yu, Ju Shan ^a   Chen, Suh Jen ^a   Chen, Jia Yuh ^a,b  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Growth hormone deficiency; Idiopathic short stature; Leptin; Leptin receptor; Single nucleotide polymorphism

Indexed keywords

ADENINE; GROWTH HORMONE; GUANINE; LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENOTYPE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; LEPTIN RECEPTOR GENE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROMOTER REGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT STATURE; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VELOCITY;

ALLELES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DWARFISM; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84869848001     PISSN: 17697212     EISSN: 18780849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmg.2012.09.003     Document Type: Article

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