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Apo E phenotype and changes in serum lipids in adult patients during growth hormone replacement.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Feb 1999
Leese G P, Wallymahmed M, Wieringa G, VanHeyningen C, MacFarlane I A
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether apo E phenotype influences changes in lipid profiles induced by growth hormone replacement in growth hormone (GH)-deficient adults. DESIGNS: Patients were treated for 6 months with recombinant human GH (hGH), given in a dose of 0.125 U/kg per week for 4 weeks followed by 0.25 U/kg per week thereafter. The effects on serum lipids and the influence of apo E phenotype were examined....
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