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Objective: To explore the genetic effect of the GH receptor (GHR) on obesity and related metabolic parameters in Hong Kong Chinese adolescents.
Context: Obesity is a growing global epidemic. Increasing evidence suggests that the GH‐IGF‐I axis plays an important role in regulating adiposity and insulin sensitivity.
Design: We examined the associations of genetic variants of GHR with serum IGF‐I...