Article
[Long time consequences of the growth hormone deficiency].
Arquivos brasileiros de endocrinologia e metabologia - 1 Jul 2008
Oliveira Carla R P, Pereira Rossana M C, Barreto-Filho José A S, Aguiar-Oliveira Manuel H
Abstract excerpt
This article describes the long time consequences of the isolated and lifetime growth hormone (GH) deficiency using a single model of GH releasing hormone resistance (GHRH) due to a homozygous mutation in the GHRH receptor gene, in a hundred of subjects. These consequences include severe short stature with final height between -9.6 and -5.2 standard deviations below of the mean, with proportional reductions of...
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