Isolated growth hormone deficiency: Two families with autosomal dominant inheritance
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- 1 January 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 49 (1) , 55-59
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.49.1.55
Abstract
Two families, each with a father and a son affected by isolated growth hormone deficiency, are described. The inheritance in these cases seems to be due to an autosomal dominant gene. Isolated growth hormone deficiency appears to be a heterogeneous condition.Keywords
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