Short-term effect of growth hormone treatment in childhood leukemia survivors with growth hormone deficiency [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 Purpose Survivors of childhood leukemia are at risk of growth impairment due to intensive chemotherapy and radiation treatments. This study investigated the auxological and biochemical characteristics of childhood leukemia survivors diagnosed with growth
Chungwoo Shin +8 more
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Quality of life and cognitive function in patients with pituitary insufficiency [PDF]
, 1998 This review is concerned with the psychosocial functioning and the quality of life in patients with pituitary insufficiency who are receiving conventional hormone replacement therapy.
Burman, P., Deijen, J.B.
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Anophthalmia, hearing loss, abnormal pituitary development and response to growth hormone therapy in three children with microdeletions of 14q22q23 [PDF]
, 2014 BACKGROUND: Microdeletions of 14q22q23 have been associated with eye abnormalities and pituitary defects. Other phenotypic features in deletion carriers including hearing loss and response to growth hormone therapy are less well recognized.
Audrey Briand-Suleau +14 more
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Genetics of Growth Disorders-Which Patients Require Genetic Testing? [PDF]
, 2019 The second 360° European Meeting on Growth Hormone Disorders, held in Barcelona, Spain, in June 2017, included a session entitled Pragmatism vs. Curiosity in Genetic Diagnosis of Growth Disorders, which examined current concepts of genetics and growth in
Argente, J +3 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Hypopituitarism [PDF]
Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 Hypopituitarism is a chronic endocrine illness that caused by varied etiologies. Clinical manifestations of hypopituitarism are variable, often insidious in onset and dependent on the degree and severity of hormone deficiency.
Seong Yeon Kim
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Benefits and risks of growth hormone in adults with growth hormone deficiency [PDF]
, 2014 [Resumen] La deficiencia de hormona del crecimiento («growth hormone», GH) en el adulto es un síndrome clínico plenamente reconocido que entraña consecuencias adversas para la salud.
Cordido, Fernando, Díez, Juan José
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Mìžnarodnij Endokrinologìčnij Žurnal, 2019 Background. According to world statistics, about 5–10 % of newborns are small for gestational age (SGA). They can have inadequate rates of postnatal growth during first two years of life.
O.V. Bolshova, N.M. Muz
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Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia and Growth Hormone Deficiency Secondary to 20p11 Deletion
Case Reports in Endocrinology, 2023 Hypoglycemia is concerning for neurological complications in infants and children. Determining the cause of hypoglycemia is essential in providing appropriate treatment.
Erica Wee +5 more
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Effects of human recombinant growth hormone on exercise capacity, cardiac structure, and cardiac function in patients with adult-onset growth hormone deficiency [PDF]
, 2017 Objective Epidemiological studies suggest that adult-onset growth hormone deficiency (AGHD) might increase the risk of death from cardiovascular causes. Methods This was a 6-month double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, cross-over trial followed by
Atkin, S. L. +11 more
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TREATMENT OF GROWTH-HORMONE DEFICIENCY WITH GROWTH-HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE
The Lancet, 1987 18 prepubertal growth-hormone (GH)-deficient children were treated with twice-daily subcutaneous injections of a growth-hormone-releasing hormone analogue, GHRH (1-29) NH2. In 12 of the children the height velocity rose on GHRH treatment, and 8 were judged to have shown a worthwhile response to therapy in that their height velocities during the first 6
Ross, R.J.M. +8 more
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