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Causes of short stature in Iraqi hospital based study patients

open access: yesمجلة كلية الطب, 2017
Backgrounds: Growth is an important objective parameter of general health of the child. Normal growth requires adequate nutrition along with various hormonal stimuli. Short stature is a common cause of referral to pediatric endocrinologists.
Munib A. AlZubaidi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Novel Pathogenic IGSF1 Variant in a Patient with GH and TSH Deficiency Diagnosed by High IGF-I Values at Transition to Adult Care

open access: yesJCRPE, 2023
IGSF1 deficiency is a rare X-linked condition characterized by central hypothyroidism and a wide variety of other clinical features with variable prevalence, including a delayed pubertal testosterone rise and growth spurt in the context of normal or ...
Aslı Derya Kardelen   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Dental management of isolated growth hormone deficiency: A case report [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
In case of growth hormone deficiency, periodontal problems may accompany due to the abnormal formation of teeth making plaque accumulation easier. The purpose of this report is to describe dental management of a 14-year old female patient with isolated ...
Alpoz A.R.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Post-treatment neuroendocrine outcomes among pediatric brain tumor patients: Is there a difference between proton and photon therapy?

open access: yesClinical and Translational Radiation Oncology, 2022
Purpose: Pediatric brain tumor patients are vulnerable to radiotherapy (RT) sequelae including endocrinopathies. We compared post-RT neuroendocrine outcomes between pediatric brain tumor patients receiving photons (XRT) versus protons (PRT).
Anthony T. Yip   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Experience of switching from a daily to a less frequent administration of injection treatments

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Background Daily injections of recombinant human growth hormone are the standard of care to treat growth failure due to pediatric growth hormone deficiency (GHD). While effective, daily injections are burdensome and can compromise adherence.
Jane Loftus   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Characterization of GH-1 mutations in children with isolated growth hormone deficiency in the Turkish population [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD) is defined as a medical condition associated with growth failure due to insufficient production of growth hormone (GH) or lack of growth hormone action. It occurs with an incidence of between 1/4,000 and 1/10,000
Şıklar, Zeynep   +5 more
core   +6 more sources

Netherton syndrome associated with growth hormone deficiency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Netherton syndrome (NS) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by ichthyosiform scaling, hair abnormalities, and variable atopic features.
Bas, Firdevs   +9 more
core   +1 more source

Endocrine Disorders in Children with Brain Tumors: At Diagnosis, after Surgery, Radiotherapy and Chemotherapy

open access: yesChildren, 2022
Introduction: Brain tumors are the second most frequent type of all pediatric malignancies. Depending on their localization, patients with brain tumors may present neurological or ophthalmological symptoms, but also weight anomalies and endocrine ...
Fabien Claude   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

GH responsiveness in a large multinational cohort of SGA children with short stature (NESTEGG) is related to the exon 3 GHR polymorphism [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Objective: The polymorphic deletion of exon 3 of the GH receptor (d3-GHR) has recently been linked to the magnitude of growth response to recombinant human GH (rhGH) therapy in short children with or without GH deficiency.
Ranke, MB   +29 more
core   +1 more source

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