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Genetic Defects in Processing Growth Hormone

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Basic and Clinical Aspects of Growth Hormone

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Abstract

Progress in recombinant DNA technology has enabled characterization of the sequence and organization of the hGH gene and the hGH gene cluster. This chapter reviews these findings and their pertinence to hGH expression in normal tissues as well as their derangements in selected genetic types of hGH deficiency.

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  1. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, 37232, USA

    John A. Phillips III M.D. (Professor of Pediatrics and Biochemistry)

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    Barry B. Bercu

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Phillips, J.A. (1988). Genetic Defects in Processing Growth Hormone. In: Bercu, B.B. (eds) Basic and Clinical Aspects of Growth Hormone. Serono Symposia, USA. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5505-2_5

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