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ArticleEndocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea)2015

Association between the Growth Hormone Receptor Exon 3 Polymorphism and Metabolic Factors in Korean Patients with Acromegaly.

Hye Yoon Park, In Ryang Hwang, Jung Bum Seo, Su Won Kim, Hyun Ae Seo, In Kyu Lee, Jung Guk Kim

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Article in Endocrinology and metabolism (Seoul, Korea), 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Hye Yoon ParkDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
In Ryang HwangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Jung Bum SeoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Su Won KimDepartment of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kyungwon University, Gumi, Korea.
Hyun Ae SeoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Daegu Fatima Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
In Kyu LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
Jung Guk KimDepartment of Internal Medicine, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea. jugkim@knu.ac.kr.
Kyungpook National University · KRDaegu Fatima Hospital · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThis study investigated the association between the frequency of growth hormone receptor (GHR) exon 3 polymorphism (exon 3 deletion; d3-GHR) and metabolic factors in patients with acromegaly in Korea.

methodsDNA was extracted from the peripheral blood of 30 unrelated patients with acromegaly. GHR genotypes were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction and correlated with demographic data and laboratory parameters.

resultsNo patient had the d3/d3 genotype, while four (13.3%) had the d3/fl genotype, and 26 (86.7%) had the fl/fl genotype. Body mass index (BMI) in patients with the d3/fl genotype was significantly higher than in those with the fl/fl genotype (P=0.001). Age, gender, blood pressure, insulin-like growth factor-1, growth hormone, fasting plasma glucose, triglycerides, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, and low density lipoprotein cholesterol levels showed no significant differences between the two genotypes.

conclusionThe d3-GHR polymorphism may be associated with high BMI but not with other demographic characteristics or laboratory parameters.

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AcromegalyBody mass indexFasting plasma glucoseGrowth hormone receptor exon 3 deletionPolymorphism

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