Human growth hormone variant having enhanced affinity for human

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A human growth hormone variant including the set of amino acid substitutions H18A, Q22A, F25A, D26A, Q29A, E65A, K168A, E174A is disclosed. Also disclosed is a nucleic acid encoding this variant, along with a vector including the nucleic acid, a host cell including the vector, and a process for preparing the variant. The variant has enhanced affinity for human growth hormone receptor at site 1.

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