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Growth hormone therapy in HHRH
Background: Hereditary Hypophosphatemic Rickets with Hypercalciuria (HHRH) (SLC34A3 gene, OMIM 241530) is an autosomal recessive disorder that results in a loss of function of the sodium-phosphate NPT2c channel at the proximal tubule.
Guido Filler, MD, PhD +6 more
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A female survivor of childhood medulloblastoma presenting with growth-hormone-induced edema and inflammatory lesions: a case report [PDF]
Introduction The improved survival of children with brain tumors has increased concerns about treatment-related sequelae. Growth hormone deficiency is frequently observed after craniospinal irradiation for medulloblastoma.
Biassoni Veronica +7 more
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Optimization of growth hormone therapy in growth hormone deficient children [PDF]
It is obvious that the results published so far as well as the present preliminary data do not answer many questions regarding the optimal therapeutic regimen in GH deficiency. In particular, long-term follow-up must be organized to evaluate efficacy and safety of GH therapy not only in GHD but also for the “new” indications such as Turner syndrome ...
Muinck Keizer-Schrama, S.M.P.F. (Sabine) de
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History of growth hormone therapy
Although the importance of the pituitary gland for growth was recognized in late 19 th century, Growth hormone (GH) therapy was made available for severely GH-deficient children and adolescents only in late 1950s.
Vageesh S Ayyar
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Children with craniopharyngioma resection had better response to recombinant human growth hormone therapy than those with idiopathic short stature [PDF]
ObjectiveTo compare growth response and rhGH dosage requirements between children with craniopharyngioma post-resection (CP group, n=18) and those with idiopathic short stature (ISS group, n=18).MethodsA retrospective analysis (2010–2020) was conducted ...
Ting Li +5 more
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Growth Hormone Therapy in Neurosecretory Dysfunction. [PDF]
Objective: Growth hormone neurosecretory dysfunction (GH-NSD) is a rare cause of short stat- ure. Diagnosis is established by evaluating nocturnal growth hormone secretion in patients with normal growth hormone stimulation tests. The aim of this study was to evaluate the first- and second-year treatment responses and final height in patients diagnosed ...
Çetiner EB +6 more
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BackgroundWe performed a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy and safety of weekly long-acting growth hormone replacement therapy compared to daily growth hormone in children with short stature.MethodsA systematic literature search up to April 2021 was
Liyan Ma +6 more
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Background and objectives: To find out the response to growth hormone therapy among growth hormone deficiency patients with different causes and to find out the role of insulin-like growth factor one in monitoring response.
Kawes Omer Zangana +2 more
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Efficacy of growth hormone therapy in adults with childhood-onset growth hormone deficiency [PDF]
PurposeGrowth hormone (GH) plays a key role in the regulation of body composition, lipid metabolism, and quality of life in adults with GH deficiency (GHD).
Ja Hye Kim +3 more
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Objective: A small number of studies were reported regarding the direct and indirect effects of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) especially on the erythrocyte series. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of GH
Derya Şengün, Atilla Çayır
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