@article{2161762f7c0b4302b02b54fa91c84756,
title = "Impact of the growth hormone receptor exon 3 deletion gene polymorphism on glucose metabolism, lipids, and insulin-like growth factor-I levels during puberty",
abstract = "The GH/IGF-I axis has major impact on insulin sensitivity and insulin secretion. Recently a polymorphism in the GH receptor gene (GHR), a genomic deletion of exon 3 (GHRd3), has been linked to increased responsiveness to GH.",
keywords = "Adolescent, Alleles, Child, Cross-Sectional Studies, Exons, Female, Gene Deletion, Glucose, Humans, Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Male, Polymorphism, Genetic, Puberty, Receptors, Somatotropin, Triglycerides",
author = "Kaspar S{\o}rensen and Lise Aksglaede and Thor Munch-Andersen and Aachmann-Andersen, {Niels Jacob} and Henrik Leffers and Helge, {J{\o}rn Wulff} and Linda Hilsted and Anders Juul",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1210/jc.2009-0313",
language = "English",
volume = "94",
pages = "2966--9",
journal = "Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism",
issn = "0021-972X",
publisher = "Endocrine Society",
number = "8",
}