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Clinical and molecular characterization of a Brazilian patient with Pit-1 deficiency.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Jan 2000
Arnhold I J, Nery M, Brown M R, Voss T C, VanderHeyden T C, Adess M E, Hurley D L, Wajchenberg B L, Parks J S
Abstract excerpt
We studied a 14 year-old girl with extreme short stature (-9.5 SDS), normal psychomotor development and signs of progressive hypothyroidism. Basal IGF-I and T4 were low. Serum GH was low after insulin-induced hypoglycemia and GH-releasing hormone administration. Both TSH and prolactin were low and did not rise after TRH administration. Gonadotropins were normal and cortisol levels were elevated. In contrast,...
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