title: Growth hormone insensitivity syndrome: A sensitive approach.
abstract: Patients with Growth Hormone Insensitivity have characteristic phenotypic features and severe short stature. The underlying basis are mutations in the growth hormone receptor gene which gives rise to a characteristic hormonal profile. Although a scoring system has been devised for the diagnosis of this disorder, it has not been indisputably validated. The massive expense incurred in the diagnosis and treatment of this condition with suboptimal therapeutic response necessitates a judicious approach in this regard in our country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Soumik
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Goswami
authors.forename: Sujoy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ghosh
authors.forename: Subhankar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
keywords: Growth hormone insensitivity; IGF-1; Laron syndrome