Dwarfism Research Today is a free monthly online journal that collates and summarizes the latest research about Dwarfism, including details on genetics, diet, mental and motor development.

Volume 2 (2006), Issue 11 (November)

1. Sensenbrenner syndrome: A new member of the hepatorenal fibrocystic family.
   Am J Med Genet A, 140(21): 2336-40. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Neutron diffraction studies of fluid bilayers with transmembrane proteins: structural consequences of the achondroplasia mutation.
   Biophys J, 91(10): 3736-47. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Characterization of immunodeficiency in a patient with growth hormone insensitivity secondary to a novel STAT5b gene mutation.
   Pediatrics, 118(5): e1584-92. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. How have the alpine dwarf plants in Yakushima been miniaturized? A comparative study of two alpine dwarf species in Yakushima, Blechnum niponicum (Blechnaceae) and Lysimachia japonica (Primulaceae).
   J Plant Res, 119(6): 571-80. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Combined ultrasound and isotope scanning is more informative in the diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism than single scanning.
   Arch Dis Child, 91(12): 972-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. The rice HIGH-TILLERING DWARF1 encoding an ortholog of Arabidopsis MAX3 is required for negative regulation of the outgrowth of axillary buds.
   Plant J, 48(5): 687-98. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Novel FGFR3 mutations creating cysteine residues in the extracellular domain of the receptor cause achondroplasia or severe forms of hypochondroplasia.
   Eur J Hum Genet, 14(12): 1240-7. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Dexamethasone stimulates expression of C-type Natriuretic Peptide in chondrocytes.
   BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 7: 87. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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