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The GHRH + arginine stimulated pituitary GH secretion in children and adults with Prader-Willi syndrome shows age- and BMI-dependent and genotype-related differences.
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Dec 2013
Marostica E, Grugni G, De Nicolao G, Marazzi N, Crinò A, Cappa M, Sartorio A
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OBJECTIVE: The quantitative and qualitative aspects of the pituitary response in children and adults with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) are compared in order to verify the possible age-dependent and genotype-related differences in terms of GH secretion. DESIGN: 29 young subjects (21 males and 8 females) and 65 adults (24 males and 41 females) with PWS were studied. All subjects underwent a standard GH Releasing...
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