The association between idiopathic scoliosis and growth hormone treatment in short children [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2022 Purpose Idiopathic scoliosis is the most common form of scoliosis, and the risk of onset and progression has been found to correlate with growth spurts.
Mijin Park +6 more
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Children's psychosocial functioning and parents' quality of life in paediatric short stature: The mediating role of caregiving stress [PDF]
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Bullinger, Monika +5 more
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Analysis of A Case of Growth Retardation of Infants Caused By Maternal Medication During Lactation [PDF]
BIO Web of ConferencesShort stature in childhood and even adulthood mostly originates from infancy and young children. It has been reported that 30.7% of children start to experience short stature before 6 months of age, 32.3% of children start to experience short stature ...
Zhang Junhua
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Estrone and estradiol concentrations in human ovaries, testes, and adrenals during the first two years of life [PDF]
, 1987 To determine the origin of estrogens in infant blood, we measured estrone (E1) and estradiol (E2) in the gonads of 50 girls and 64 boys who died suddenly between birth and 2 yr of age as well as in the adrenals of 18 of these infant girls and 16 of the ...
Bidlingmaier, F. +4 more
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Controversies in the Definition and Treatment of Idiopathic Short Stature (ISS) [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology, 2011 The term idiopathic short stature (ISS) refers to short children with no identifiable disorder of the growth hormone (GH)/insulin like growth factor (IGF) axis and no other endocrine, genetic or organ system disorder. This heterogeneous group of short children without GH deficiency (GHD) includes children with constitutional delay of growth and puberty,
Pedicelli S +3 more
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Phenotypic characterization of patients with deletions in the 3’-flanking SHOX region [PDF]
, 2013 Context. Leri–Weill dyschondrosteosis is a clinically variable skeletal dysplasia, caused by SHOX deletion or mutations, or a deletion of enhancer sequences in the 3’-flanking region.
Annemieke H. van der Hout +11 more
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Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis: An under-recognised cause of short stature
South African Journal of Radiology, 2009 Short stature is a frequent presenting problem in the pediatric population. Various causes including endocrinopathies, skeletal dysplasias, dysmorphic syndromes and malabsorption have been implicated.
E G Lemire, S Wiebe
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Optimizing Patient Management and Adherence for Children Receiving Growth Hormone. [PDF]
, 2017 Poor adherence with growth hormone (GH) therapy has been associated with worse clinical outcomes, which in children relates specifically to their linear growth and loss of quality of life.
Carlo L. Acerini +3 more
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Ghrd3 polymorphism of growth hormone receptor gen in peruvian children with idiopathic short stature
Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública, 2016 Objectives. To describe the standardization of molecular detection and frequency of a growth hormone receptor gene deleted for exon three (GHRd3) polymorphism in a population of Peruvian children with idiopathic short stature.
Carlos Del Águila +5 more
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A Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis patient confirmed by mutation analysis of gene [PDF]
Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2015 Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis is characterized by SHOX deficiency, Madelung deformity, and mesomelic short stature. In addition, SHOX deficiency is associated with idiopathic short stature, Turner syndrome, and Langer mesomelic dysplasia.
Won Bok Choi +4 more
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