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Trends Endocrinol Metab. 1991 Jan-Feb;2(1):35-40. doi: 10.1016/1043-2760(91)90059-v.

Molecular basis of Laron dwarfism.

Trends in endocrinology and metabolism: TEM

S Amselem, P Duquesnoy, M Goossens

Affiliations

  1. Department of Biochemistry and INSERM U.91, Henri Mondor Central University Hospital, F-94010 Céteil, France.

PMID: 18411163 DOI: 10.1016/1043-2760(91)90059-v

Abstract

An autosomal recessive disorder, Laron-type dwarfism, results from peripheral unresponsiveness to growth hormone. Mutations in the growth hormone receptor have recently been identified in this syndrome. Analysis of patients with Laron-type dwarfism should provide insight into the mechanisms of hormone receptor binding and signal transduction pathways of this receptor, which belongs to a new class of transmembrane receptors.

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