Laron Syndrome - From Man to Mouse Lessons from Clinical and Experimental Experience /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Laron, Zvi (Editor), Kopchick, J. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Human physiology.; Molecular biology.; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.; Human Genetics.; Molecular Medicine.; Human Physiology.

Laron syndrome (LS), or primary growth hormone (GH) insensitivity, was first described in 1966. Since then, many patients worldwide have been diagnosed with LS, which involves defects in the GH receptor that cause combined congenital deficiency of GH and IGF-I activities. In this comprehensive book...