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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"growth hormone replacement"”.
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Prediction Models and Pharmacogenomics in Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency
… and genetic factors that influence response to growth hormone replacement therapy (GHRT) in GH deficient (GHD) adults. The patients were part of a cohort of adults with hypopituitarism and severe GHD who were studied before and after 12 months of GHRT. The dose regimen was individualized in …
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An audit of endocrine dysfunction in children with craniopharyngiomas at Red Cross Children's Hospital and Groote Schuur Hospital from 1976 to 2004
… were ACTH and TSH deficient and only 38% were growth hormone deficient. After surgery multiple endocrinopathies were universal with 56% of children having pan hypopituitarism at follow up. There was no reversal of pre-existing hormone deficits after surgery. The management of craniopharyngiomas …
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Bone health and cardiovascular risk in hypopituitary patients on complete hormone replacement, including GH
Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is associated with decreased bone mineral density (BMD). Low BMD is correlated to increased fracture risk. There are no studies on fracture risk in GHD patients on GH therapy and no studies on BMD in adults with childhood onset (CO) craniopharyngioma (CP) on GH …