Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Ocular Fluid of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy and Other Retinal Disorders [PDF]
New England Journal of Medicine, 1994 BACKGROUND Retinal ischemia induces intraocular neovascularization, which often leads to glaucoma, vitreous hemorrhage, and retinal detachment, presumably by stimulating the release of angiogenic molecules. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is an
Lloyd Paul Aiello +13 more
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Altered DNA methylation at age-associated CpG sites in children with growth disorders: impact on age estimation? [PDF]
Int J Legal Med, 2022 Age estimation based on DNA methylation (DNAm) can be applied to children, adolescents and adults, but many CG dinucleotides (CpGs) exhibit different kinetics of age-associated DNAm across these age ranges.
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Effect of educational intervention based on health belief model on mothers monitoring growth of 6-12 months child with growth disorders. [PDF]
BMC Pediatr, 2022 Background Maternal education is one of the main ways to improve children's nutritional behaviors and development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on Health Belief Model (HBM) on mothers monitoring
Khani Jeihooni A +4 more
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Integrated Digital Health Solutions in the Management of Growth Disorders in Pediatric Patients Receiving Growth Hormone Therapy: A Retrospective Analysis. [PDF]
Front Endocrinol (Lausanne), 2022 Digital health has seen rapid advancements over the last few years in helping patients and their healthcare professionals better manage treatment for a variety of illnesses, including growth hormone (GH) therapy for growth disorders in children and ...
Tornincasa V +6 more
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Balanced assessment of growth disorders using clinical, endocrinological, and genetic approaches. [PDF]
Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab, 2021 Determining the pathogenesis of pediatric growth disorders is often challenging. In many cases, no pathogenesis is identified, and a designation of idiopathic short stature is used.
Savage MO, Storr HL.
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Growth hormone and its disorders [PDF]
Postgraduate Medical Journal, 2006 Abstract Growth hormone (GH) is synthesised and secreted by the somatotroph cells of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland. Its actions involve multiple organs and systems, affecting postnatal longitudinal growth as well as protein, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism.
M C Sheppard, J Ayuk
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The influence of multivitamins on neurological and growth disorders: a cross-sectional study. [PDF]
Front NutrBackground While vitamin deficiencies can pose serious health consequences for the body, excessive intake of vitamins can also lead to health risks. However, there is limited data about the impact of multivitamins on neurological and growth disorders ...
Zhu J +7 more
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An eHealth Framework for Managing Pediatric Growth Disorders and Growth Hormone Therapy.
J Med Internet Res, 2021 Background The use of technology to support health and health care has grown rapidly in the last decade across all ages and medical specialties. Newly developed eHealth tools are being implemented in long-term management of growth failure in children, a ...
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Placental growth disorders and perinatal adverse outcomes in Brazilian HIV-infected pregnant women. [PDF]
PLoS One, 2020 Fetal and placental growth disorders are common in maternal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and can be attributed to both the infection and comorbidities not associated with HIV.
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Relationship Between Household Food Insecurity and Growth Disorders in Children Aged 3 to 6 in Qazvin City, Iran. [PDF]
Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr, 2020 Purpose Food insecurity, which is the inability to obtain food or inadequate food consumption in terms of quality and quantity, has physical and psychological consequences on children's health.
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