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GH Gene Deletions and IGHD Type IA

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Moseley, C.T., Orenstein, M.D. & Phillips, J.A. GH Gene Deletions and IGHD Type IA . Rev Endocr Metab Disord 3, 339–346 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020953608174

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