Likelihood of persistent GH deficiency into late adolescence: relationship to the presence of an ectopic or normally sited posterior pituitary gland

Autor:	Indi Banerjee, Helena Gleeson, O. Fafoula, A.L. Raabe, Catherine M. Hall, C. Hague, Rakesh Amin, Leena Patel, Peter E. Clayton, Neville B. Wright, Philip Murray
Rok vydání:	2009
Předmět:	Male Pituitary gland medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Young Adult Endocrinology Pituitary Gland Posterior Posterior pituitary Internal medicine medicine Humans Young adult Child Human Growth Hormone business.industry Infant Adolescent Development Late adolescence Confidence interval Ectopic Posterior Pituitary Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Child Preschool Abnormality business GH Deficiency
Zdroj:	Clinical Endocrinology. 71:215-219
ISSN:	1365-2265 0300-0664
DOI:	10.1111/j.1365-2265.2009.03554.x
Popis:	SUMMARY Objective: The presence of an ectopic posterior pituitary gland (EPP) in childhood is associated with isolated growth hormone (GH) deficiency and multiple pituitary hormone deficiency. GH deficiency in late adolescence has been defined as a peak GH level
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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