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Growth-Hormone-Resistant Syndromes
Resistance to a hormone is defined as a state of a cell or tissue in which a normal concentration of hormone evokes a lesser-than-expected (i.e., normal) response.
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LARON TYPE DWARFISM IS NOT DUE TO A MUTATION IN OR NEAR THE HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE GENE
We have analyzed DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism to determine whether the mutation responsible for Laron Type Dwarfism (LTD) is linked to the human growth hormone (hGH) gene. An hGH haplotype repr...
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Puberty in Laron type dwarfism
The onset and progress of puberty was followed in 18 patients (7 males and 11 females) with Laron-type dwarfism (LTD). The boys had delayed puberty, testicular enlargement occurring between 12–14 years being t...
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Prolactin secretion in 70 patients with growth hormone deficiency
The basal levels of prolactin (PRL) and its response to TRH stimulation were studied in 70 patients with growth hormone deficiency of various etiology. It was found that there was a low secretion of PRL which ...