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Increased resting energy expenditure is associated with failure to thrive in infants with severe combined immunodeficiency.
The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 2011
Barron Mary A, Makhija Melanie, Hagen Lorrie E M, Pencharz Paul, Grunebaum Eyal, Roifman Chaim M
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OBJECTIVES: To measure resting energy expenditure (REE) and determine whether increased REE (hypermetabolism) is associated with failure to thrive (FTT) in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) at diagnosis. STUDY DESIGN: REE was measured in 26 patients with SCID in a single transplant center. Predicted REE was determined with World Health Organization standards. Measured REE >110% of predicted...
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