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Growth hormone (GH) provocation tests and the response to GH treatment in GH deficiency [PDF]

, 2004
Objective: To identify factors, particularly the growth hormone (GH) provocation test result, affecting growth response to GH treatment in children with GH deficiency (GHD).Subjects: A total of 337 prepubertal GHD patients aged,10 years from the UK ...
Hindmarsh, PC, Dunger, DB, Cole, TJ
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Dyslipidaemia in Adult Growth Hormone (GH) Deficiency and the Effect of GH Replacement Therapy: A Review

, 1998
Adult growth hormone (GH) deficiency is associated with a lipid profile known to be related to atherosclerosis. GH replacement therapy improves the lipid profile with the exception of lipoprotein (a) concentrations, which tend to increase after GH ...
Cummings, M H, Russell-Jones, D L, Christ, E R, Christ, Emanuel, David L Russell-Jones, Emanuel R Christ, Michael H Cummings   +6 more
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The influence of growth hormone deficiency on bone health and metabolism

, 2023
Growth hormone (GH) is a key peptide hormone in the regulation of bone metabolism, through its systemic and paracrine action mediated directly as well as by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).
Jakub Wydra, Wojciech Zgliczyński, Arnika Wydra, Izabella Czajka-Oraniec   +3 more
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Central Nervous System Tumors Among Infants in Canada: A Report From CYP‐C

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Central nervous system (CNS) tumors in infants are rare, pose unique clinical challenges, and lack large‐scale evidence‐based data to guide management. This study seeks to describe CNS tumors in Canadian infants and to compare their outcomes with those of older children.
Samuel Sassine, Hallie Coltin, Sylvia Cheng, Lucie Lafay‐Cousin, Vanan Issai Magimairajan, Craig Erker, Stéphanie Vairy, Lynette Bowes, Adam Fleming, Donna Johnston, Sarah McKillop, Roona Sinha, Julie Bennett, Christina Coleman, Laura Wheaton, Shayna Zelcer, Samuele Renzi, Thai Hoa Tran   +17 more
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GROWTH HORMONE THERAPY FOR ADULT GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY

International Journal of Clinical Practice, 1998
SUMMARYGrowth hormone deficiency in adult life is associated with a number of adverse biological changes which include osteopenia, reduced exercise capacity, altered body composition, deleterious alterations in the lipid profile and insulin status, and reduced quality of life. Most of these changes can be reversed by growth hormone replacement therapy,
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Favorable long-term effects of growth hormone replacement therapy on quality of life, bone metabolism, body composition and lipid levels in patients with adult-onset growth hormone deficiency

, 2011
Objective: The goal of growth hormone (GH) replacement is to improve quality of life (QoL) and prevent the long-term complications of GH deficiency (GHD).
Ueland, T., Schreiner, T., A.P. Jørgensen, K.J. Fougner, Fougner, K. J., Bollerslev, J., T. Schreiner, J. Bollerslev, Burman, Pia, Gudmundsen, O., P. Burman, Jorgensen, A. P., T. Ueland, O. Gudmundsen, Burman, Pia,, Lund University.   +15 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Insulin sensitivity in adults with growth hormone deficiency and effect of growth hormone treatment.

, 2005
Adult growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is a multifactorial disorder in which pituitary dysfunction associated with pituitary adenomas or their treatment plays a major role.
Segerlantz, Mikael, Groop, Leif, Bramnert, Margareta, Bramnert, Margareta,, Segerlantz, Mikael,, Lund University., Groop, Leif,   +6 more
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Impact of Long-Term Growth Hormone Replacement Therapy on Metabolic and Cardiovascular Parameters in Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency: Comparison Between Adult and Elderly Patients

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is due to a reduced growth hormone (GH) secretion by the anterior pituitary gland which leads to a well-known syndrome characterized by decreased cognitive function and quality of life (QoL), decreased bone ...
Elisabetta Scarano, Enrico Riccio, Teresa Somma, Rossana Arianna, Fiammetta Romano, Elea Di Benedetto, Giulia de Alteriis, Annamaria Colao, Carolina Di Somma   +8 more
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Bone Mineral Density After Contemporary Treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia: A Matched Cross‐Sectional Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Reduced bone mineral density (BMD) has been reported in survivors of childhood and young adult acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL); however, data from cohorts treated with contemporary protocols and including matched controls remain limited.
Karen Schow Jensen, Mette Tiedemann Skipper, Niels Holtum Birkebæk, Kjeld Schmiegelow, Thomas Leth Frandsen, Bente Langdahl, Rikke Beck Jensen, Asger Roer Pedersen, Christian Mølgaard, Liv Andrés‐Jensen, Birgitte Klug Albertsen   +10 more
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