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ea0078oc4.3 | Oral Communications 4 | BSPED2021

Growth hormone receptor 6Ω pseudoexon activation: a novel cause of severe growth hormone insensitivity

Cottrell Emily , Maharaj Avinaash , Williams Jack , Chatterjee Sumana , Cirillo Grazia , del Giudice Emanuele Miraglia , Festa Adalgisa , Palumbo Stefania , Capalbo Donatella , Salerno Mariacarolina , Pignata Claudio , Savage Martin O. , Schilbach Katharina , Bidlingmaier Martin , Hwa Vivian , Metherell Louise A. , Grandone Anna , Helen L. Storr

Context: Severe or ‘classical’ growth hormone insensitivity (GHI) is characterised by extreme short stature, dysmorphism and metabolic anomalies. It is caused by homozygous or compound heterozygous mutations of the Growth Hormone Receptor gene (GHR). Genetic analysis traditionally focuses on the exonic regions of gene(s). The non-coding regions of the genome may harbour numerous disease-causing mutations that are not well recognised or understood.<p clas...