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Gsp mutation in acromegaly and its influence on TRH-induced paradoxical GH response.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 May 2014
Goto Yuko, Kinoshita Manabu, Oshino Satoru, Arita Hideyuki, Kitamura Tetsuhiro, Otsuki Michio, Shimomura Iichiro, Yoshimine Toshiki, Saitoh Youichi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: We recently reported that paradoxical GH response to TRH administration reflects biological characteristics in patients with acromegaly. The aim of this study is to elucidate the relationship between gsp mutations and the paradoxical GH response to TRH. PATIENTS: Sixty-seven patients with acromegaly were included for analysis. Paradoxical increase in serum GH level to TRH, GH suppression by octreotide...
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