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Life Expectancy No Different In HGH Deficient Dwarves
February 3, 2010 |
For Dr. Roberto Salvatori, it was a puzzle he felt compelled to begin to solve: Does human growth hormone extend life?
And after studying a group of dwarves in Itabaianinha in the northeastern Brazilian state of Sergipe, Salvatori’s work may in fact cast doubt on the assumption that human growth hormone may be the fountain of youth. The endocrinologist and associate professor at Johns Hopkins University studied 65 dwarves – a unique population in Brazil — who have a genetic mutation that causes them to be profoundly deficient in human growth hormone. Each member of this group has two mutant copies of a gene responsible for releasing HGH. In a study published in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Salvatori and his team of researchers found no difference in life expectancy between those who had a profound deficiency of human growth hormone and those that had normal levels.
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