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Endocrines, 2022 Short stature is a common reason for a child to visit the endocrinologist, and can be a variant of normal or secondary to an underlying pathologic cause. Pathologic causes include growth hormone deficiency (GHD), which can be congenital or acquired later.
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Adult growth hormone deficiency
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2011 Adult growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) is being recognized increasingly and has been thought to be associated with premature mortality. Pituitary tumors are the commonest cause for AGHD.
Vishal Gupta
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Genetics of growth hormone deficiency
Endocrinology and Metabolism Clinics of North America, 2007 When a child is not following the normal, predicted growth curve, an evaluation for underlying illness and central nervous system abnormalities is required and appropriate consideration should be given to genetic defects causing growth hormone (GH ...
Mullis, Primus E
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Isolated Growth Hormone Deficiency
EndocrinesGrowth hormone deficiency (GHD) is the most frequent pituitary hormone deficiency in childhood, with an incidence of 1 in 4000–10,000 live births. GHD can be congenital (genetic or due to hypothalamic/pituitary abnormalities) or acquired and can be ...
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Evaluation of cases with growth hormone deficiency
Acta Medica Alanya, 2019 Aim:The purpose of this study was to elicit data concerning the clinical and laboratory features of children with growth hormone deficiency monitored by the Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism Polyclinic in order to produce useful information for ...
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Growth Hormone Replacement in Adults with Growth Hormone Deficiency: Assessment of Current Knowledge
Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2000 The recent availability of recombinant human growth hormone (GH) has led to intense investigation of the consequences of adult GH deficiency (GHD) and the effects of GH replacement.
P V Carroll, E R Christ
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Developments in the Management of Growth Hormone Deficiency: Clinical Utility of Somapacitan
Drug Design, Development and TherapyBradley S Miller,1 Jo Blair,2 Reiko Horikawa,3 Agnès Linglart,4– 7 Kevin CJ Yuen8 1Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, University of Minnesota Medical School, MHealth Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, MN, USA; 2Department of Paediatric ...
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Obesity-Related Changes in Growth Hormone Stimulation Test Performance Under Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency [PDF]
ChildrenBackground/Objectives: The objective of this study is to determine the extent to which obesity alters the diagnostic reliability of the clonidine stimulation test (CST) for growth hormone deficiency (GHD) and whether incorporating insulin-like growth ...
Semine Ozdemir Dilek +1 more
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Nutritional Counseling in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency Treated with Recombinant Human Growth Hormone: Analysis of Growth Response Parameters [PDF]
BiomedicinesBackground and Objectives: Growth failure is the main symptom of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in children. The standard treatment for GHD is the administration of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH).
Joanna Budzulak +2 more
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X-linked agammaglobulinemia and isolated growth hormone deficiency
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1998 X-linked agammaglobulinemia and isolated growth hormone deficiency was first described in 1980 and then classified as a different primary immune deficiency.
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