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 4 (2008), Issue 3 (March)

1. Germline mosaicism in achondroplasia detected in sperm DNA of the father of three affected sibs.
   Am J Med Genet A, 146(6): 784-6. [Abstract] [Full-text]
2. Short- and long-term effects of growth hormone on the heart.
   Int J Cardiol, 124(3): 393-4. [Abstract] [Full-text]
3. Functional characterization of a gene family encoding Polygalacturonases in Phytophthora parasitica.
   Mol Plant Microbe Interact, 21(4): 480-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
4. An improved tetra-primer PCR approach for the detection of the FGFR3 G380R mutation responsible for achondroplasia.
   Mol Cell Probes, 22(2): 71-5. [Abstract] [Full-text]
5. Steroid receptor coactivator 3 maintains circulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) by controlling IGF-binding protein 3 expression.
   Mol Cell Biol, 28(7): 2460-9. [Abstract] [Full-text]
6. Evaluation of catch-up growth from orthodontic treatment and supplemental growth hormone therapy by using Z-scores.
   Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop, 133(3): 450-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
7. Functional analysis of the zinc finger and activation domains of Glis3 and mutant Glis3(NDH1).
   Nucleic Acids Res, 36(5): 1690-702. [Abstract] [Full-text]
8. Small-bodied humans from Palau, Micronesia.
   PLoS ONE, 3(3): e1780. [Abstract] [Full-text]
9. Long-term, homologous prolactin, administered through ectopic pituitary grafts, induces hypothalamic dopamine neuron differentiation in adult Snell dwarf mice.
   Endocrinology, 149(4): 2010-8. [Abstract] [Full-text]
10. Morbidity and GH deficiency: a nationwide study.
    Eur J Endocrinol, 158(4): 447-57. [Abstract] [Full-text]
11. Achondroplasia: from genotype to phenotype.
    Joint Bone Spine, 75(2): 125-30. [Abstract] [Full-text]

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