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Nature Genetics 36, 720–724 (1 July 2004) | doi:10.1038/ng1379

A common polymorphism of the growth hormone receptor is associated with increased responsiveness to growth hormone

Christine Dos Santos , Laurent Essioux , C|[eacute]|cile Teinturier , Ma|[iuml]|t|[eacute]| Tauber , Vincent Goffin & Pierre Bougn|[egrave]|res

Growth hormone is used to increase height in short children who are not deficient in growth hormone, but its efficacy varies largely across individuals. The genetic factors responsible for this variation are entirely unknown.