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ey0019.4-12 | New Paradigms | ESPEYB19

4.12. Crk haploinsufficiency is associated with intrauterine growth retardation and severe postnatal growth failure

A Deodati , E Inzaghi , D Germani , F Fausti , S Cianfarani

Horm Res Paediatr. 2021;94(11-12):456-466. PMID: 35086092Brief Summary: This study reports 2 girls with a complex phenotype associated with severe short stature and IUGR who were diagnosed with a de novo 17p13. 3 deletion by array-CGH. The deletion involved the CRK gene that transcribes for Crk protein, a component of GH and IGF-I receptor signaling pathways. In vitro assay confirmed defective CRK expression and GH/IGF1 signali...