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Molecular analysis of familial human growth hormone disorders
Author(s) -
Repaske David R.,
Phillips John A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
bioessays
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.175
H-Index - 184
eISSN - 1521-1878
pISSN - 0265-9247
DOI - 10.1002/bies.950040306
Subject(s) - human growth hormone , growth hormone , action (physics) , short stature , biology , hormone , molecular genetics , bioinformatics , computational biology , evolutionary biology , genetics , endocrinology , gene , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract There is a diverse group of human genetic disorders affecting growth hormone action that lead to short stature. Insights into their pathophysiology can be gained by a combination of classical and molecular genetic studies.