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Untreated patients with Laron syndrome have acromicria, such as small hands and feet, and organomicria (i.e. small internal organs).
IGF-I treatment stimulates the growth of hands and feet but less effective than does GH in children with IGHD.
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Laron, Z., Silbergeld, A. (2011). Hand, Foot, and Organ Size and Growth in Untreated and IGF-I Treated Patients with Laron Syndrome. In: Laron, Z., Kopchick, J. (eds) Laron Syndrome - From Man to Mouse. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11183-9_25
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