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Psychological Aspects in Patients with Laron Syndrome

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Patients with Laron syndrome present with a range of psychological defects from normal to mental retardation. Part of them are explained by the type of GH-receptor defect.

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Laron, Z. (2011). Psychological Aspects in 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_38

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