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Publications: DR Afiya Andrews

Andrews A, Savage MO, Storr H ( 2026 ) . Growth hormone insensitivity . Encyclopedia of Endocrine Disease , Elsevier
Chaban E, Barry S, Hamidzadeh A, Mourougavelou V, Magid K, Rice T, Andrews A, Korbonits M ( 2025 ) . Functional characterization of AIP gene variants causing gigantism . Endocrine Abstracts
Maharaj AV, Ishida M, Rybak A, Elfeky R, Andrews A, Joshi A, Elmslie F, Joensuu A et al. ( 2024 ) . QSOX2 Deficiency-induced short stature, gastrointestinal dysmotility and immune dysfunction . Nature Communications vol. 15 , ( 1 )
V. MA, Ishida M, Rybak A, Elfeky R, Andrews A, McGuffin LJ, Hwa V, Storr HL ( 2024 ) . A novel human disorder: QSOX2 deficiency-induced growth restriction, gastrointestinal dysmotility and immune dysfunction highlights a new mechanism of disease . Endocrine Abstracts
Andrews A, Cottrell E, Maharaj A, Ladha T, Williams J, Schilbach K, Kaisinger LR, Perry JRB et al. ( 2023 ) . Characterization of dominant-negative growth hormone receptor variants reveals a potential therapeutic target for short stature . European Journal of Endocrinology vol. 188 , ( 4 ) 353 - 365 .
Cottrell E, Andrews A, Williams J, Chatterjee S, Edate S, Metherell LA, Hwa V, Storr HL . A rare heterozygous IGFI variant impairing IGF-I cleavage and causing postnatal growth failure: a novel disease mechanism offering insights into IGF-I physiology . Endocrine Abstracts .
Maharaj A, Andrews A, Chatterjee S, Hwa V, Storr H . Defects in QSOX2, a novel regulator of STAT5B nuclear import and transcriptional activity, lead to severe post-natal growth restriction . Endocrine Abstracts .
White G, Cosier S, Andrews A, Martin L, Willemsen R, Savage MO, Storr HL ( 2022 ) . Evaluating the sensitivity and specificity of the UK and Dutch growth referral criteria in predicting the diagnosis of pathological short stature . BMJ Paediatrics Open vol. 6 , ( 1 )
Andrews A, Cottrell E, Maharaj A, Ladha T, Williams J, A ML, J MP, Storr HL ( 2022 ) . Genetic analysis of patients with undiagnosed short stature identified novel dominant negative GH receptor variants which provide important insights into GHR physiology . Endocrine Abstracts
White G, Cosier S, Andrews A, Willemsen RH, Savage MO, Storr HL ( 2021 ) . Evaluating UK Referral Criteria for Children with Short Stature in a Tertiary Paediatric Endocrinology Centre . Endocrine Abstracts
Andrews A, Cottrell E, Maharaj A, Ladha T, Williams J, Metherell LA, McCormick PJ, Storr HL . Novel dominant negative GH receptor variants provide important insights into GH receptor physiology . Endocrine Abstracts .
Andrews A, Maharaj A, Cottrell E, Chatterjee S, Shah P, Denvir L, Dumic K, Bossowski A et al. ( 2021 ) . Genetic Characterization of Short Stature Patients With Overlapping Features of Growth Hormone Insensitivity Syndromes . The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism vol. 106 , ( 11 ) e4716 - e4733 .
Storr H, Maharaj A, Andrews A, Rybak A, Elfeky R, Ishida M, Joensuu A, Kantojärvi K et al. . QSOX2 Deficiency-induced short stature, gastrointestinal dysmotility and immune dysfunction .