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Pituitary magnetic resonance imaging and function in patients with growth hormone deficiency with and without mutations in GHRH-R, GH-1, or PROP-1 genes.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Nov 2002
Osorio Maria Geralda F, Marui Suemi, Jorge Alexander A L, Latronico Ana C, Lo Leonard S S, Leite Claudia C, Estefan Vivian, Mendonca Berenice B, Arnhold Ivo J P
Abstract excerpt
Pituitary stalk interruption and ectopic posterior lobe on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are frequently observed in patients with GH deficiency (GHD), but their pathogenesis remains controversial. We performed pituitary stimulation tests, MRI, and studied GH-1, GHRH receptor (GHRH-R), and Prop...
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