Ghrelin receptor gene polymorphisms and body size in children and adults

BACKGROUND: The growth hormone secretagogue receptor type 1a gene (GHSR) encodes the cognate receptor of ghrelin, a gut hormone that regulates food intake and pituitary growth hormone secretion. Previous studies in US families and in a German population suggested GHSR to be a candidate quantitative...

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Main Authors: Garcia, Edwin A., Heude, Barbara, Petry, Clive J., Gueorguiev, Maria, Hassan-Smith, Zaki K., Spanou, Antigoni, Ring, Susan M., Dunger, David B., Wareham, Nicholas, Sandhu, Manjinder S., Ong, Ken K., Korbonits, Márta
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Language:Inglês
Published: The Endocrine Society 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2579991/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18647811
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2008-0366
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