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Growth hormone induced lipolysis during short- and long-term administration in adult Prader-Willi patients.
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Dec 2005
Höybye Charlotte, Hilding Agneta, Marcus Claude, Thorén Marja
Abstract excerpt
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a complex genetic disease, clinically characterised by short stature, abnormal body composition, with more body fat than lean body mass, hyperphagia and obesity. Partial growth hormone (GH) deficiency is common, and GH treatment to PWS children and adults has shown beneficial effects on body composition. In this study, we have evaluated indices of GH's lipolytic effect in 6 PWS...
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