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Management of growth hormone deficiency in adults [PDF]
, 2007 Growth hormone (GH) deficiency in adults is a recognised clinical entity. There is still, however, an ongoing debate of the clinical need and the importance of replacing GH in adults with severe GH deficiency.
Nilsson, Anna G, +2 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2021 ObjectiveThe first year response to growth hormone (GH) treatment is related to the total height gain in GH treated children, but an individual poor first year response is a weak predictor of a poor total GH effect in GH deficient (GHD) children.
Saartje Straetemans +6 more
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Eficacia y seguridad del tratamiento sustitutivo en el déficit aislado de hormona del crecimiento
Anales de Pediatría, 2019 Resumen: Introducción: El crecimiento en pacientes con déficit aislado de hormona del crecimiento (GH) es heterogéneo a pesar del tratamiento, debido a la baja especificidad de las pruebas diagnósticas, por lo que es necesario definir las variables de ...
Ana Belén Ariza Jiménez +2 more
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Growth hormone treatment for adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: another point of view
Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2021 Growth hormone treatment for children with Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) has shown proven benefits not only in increasing final height but also with positive effects on body composition and motor development.
Harry J. Hirsch, Varda Gross-Tsur
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Медицинский совет, 2017 One of the most important parameters of health in children is growth. Stunted growth leads to the development of inferiority complex in patients and often hampers social self-realization.
L. M. Sultanova +2 more
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Adult growth hormone deficiency – benefits, side effects, and risks of growth hormone replacement
Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2013 Deficiency of growth hormone (GH) in adults results in a syndrome characterized by decreased muscle mass and exercise capacity, increased visceral fat, impaired quality of life, unfavorable alterations in lipid profile and markers of cardiovascular risk,
Mary Lim Reed +2 more
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Growth hormone increases dendritic spine density in primary hippocampal cell cultures [PDF]
, 2020 Objective: Growth hormone (GH) is widely known for its peripheral effects during growth and development. However, numerous reports also suggest that GH exert pro-cognitive, restorative, and protective properties in the brain.
Zelleroth, Sofia, +5 more
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Effect of adherence to growth hormone treatment on 0-2 year catch-up growth in children with growth hormone deficiency. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BACKGROUND:Quantifying the association between adherence and the growth response to growth hormone (GH) treatment is hampered by suboptimal methods of measuring adherence, confounders associated with the growth response, and restriction of the outcome ...
Paula van Dommelen +2 more
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Trends in Pediatrics, 2021 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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Insulin sensitivity in adults with growth hormone deficiency and effect of growth hormone treatment [PDF]
, 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.
Bramnert, Margareta, +3 more
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