Favorable Impacts of Growth Hormone (GH) Replacement Therapy on Atherogenic Risks in Japanese Children with GH Deficiency

Growth hormone (GH) affects body composition and atherogenic risk factors. Severe hyperlipidemia may develop in GH-deficient adults as a consequence of continuous GH deficiency. We investigated changes in lipid profiles in 158 Japanese children (103 boys and 55 girls) with GH deficiency who had been...

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Main Authors: Kohno, Hitoshi, Tanaka, Toshiaki, Fujieda, Kenji, Chihara, Kazuo, Seino, Yoshiki, Irie, Minoru, Takano, Kazue
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Japanese Society for Pediatric Endocrinology 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3698902/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23926406
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1297/cpe.21.15
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