Overweight/Obese Adults With Pituitary Disorders Require Lower Peak Growth Hormone Cutoff Values on Glucagon Stimulation Testing to Avoid Overdiagnosis of Growth Hormone Deficiency

CONTEXT: Obesity is associated with diminished GH secretion, which may result in the overdiagnosis of adult GH deficiency (GHD) in overweight/obese pituitary patients. However, there are no body mass index (BMI)-specific peak GH cutoffs for the glucagon stimulation test (GST), the favored dynamic te...

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Published in:J Clin Endocrinol Metab
Main Authors: Dichtel, Laura E., Yuen, Kevin C. J., Bredella, Miriam A., Gerweck, Anu V., Russell, Brian M., Riccio, Ariana D., Gurel, Michelle H., Sluss, Patrick M., Biller, Beverly M. K., Miller, Karen K.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Endocrine Society 2014
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Endocrine Research
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4255132/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25210883
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jc.2014-2830
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