Genetics in Growth, and Pituitary Tumorigenesis

Preface: Dunger, D.B.; Popovic-Brkic, V.; Overview; Determinants of Short Stature and the Response to Growth Hormone Therapy: Dunger, D.B.; Progress in Genome-Wide Association Studies of Human Height: Hirschhorn, J.N.; Lettre, G.; The Candidate Gene Approach to the Diagnosis of Monogenic Disorders: Dattani, M.T.; Epigenetics and Imprinted Genes: Insights from the Imprinted Gnas Locus: Kelsey, G.; Silver-Russell and Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndromes: Opposite (Epi)Mutations in 11p15 Result in Opposite Clinical Pictures: Eggermann, Th.; Genes Influencing Growth and Response to Growth Hormone Treatment; The Growth Hormone Cascade and Its Role in Mammalian Growth: Rosenfeld, R.G.; Hwa, V.; Genes of Importance in the Hormonal Regulation of Growth Plate Cartilage: Chagin, A.S.; Savendahl, L.; Network of European Studies of Genes in Growth (NESTEGG): Johnston, L.B.; Ester, W.; Caliebe, J.; Molinas, C.; Wollmann, H.; Fryklund, L.; Clark, A.J.; Ranke, M.B.; Tauber, M.; Hokken Koelega, A.; Savage, M.O.; Growth Hormone Receptor Exon 3 Isoforms and Their Implication in Growth Disorders and Treatment: Jorge, A.A.L.; Arnhold, I.J.P.; Noonan Syndrome, the Ras-MAPK Signalling Pathway and Short Stature: Binder, G.; The Future of Research into Growth Hormone Responsiveness: Rosenfeld, R.G.; Overview; Advances in Understanding Pituitary Adenomas: Popovic-Brkic, V.; Pituitary Tumorigenesis; Oncogene-Induced Cellular Senescence: Causal Factor in the Growth Arrest of Pituitary Microadenomas?: Mooi, W.J.; Pituitary Tumour-Transforming Gene (PTTG) and Pituitary Senescence: Chesnokova, V.; Melmed, S.; Differential Gene Expression in Models of Pituitary Prolactin-Producing Tumoral Cells: Giacomini, D.; Haedo, M.; Gerez, J.; Druker, J.; Paez-Pereda, M.; Labeur, M.; Stalla, G.K.; Arzt, E.; G-Protein and Signalling in Pituitary Tumours: Lania, A.; Spada, A.; Clinical Studies on Pituitary Tumorigenesis; Genetics, Gene Expression and Bioinformatics of the Pituitary Gland: Davis, S.W.; Potok, M.A.; Brinkmeier, M.L.; Carninci, P.; Lyons, R.H.; MacDonald, J.W.; Fleming, M.T.; Mortensen, A.H.; Egashira, N.; Ghosh, D.; Steel, K.P.; Osamura, R.Y.; Hayashizaki, Y.; Camper, S.A.