Use of combined liothyronine and thyroxine therapy for consumptive hypothyroidism associated with hepatic haemangiomas in infancy.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Aromatase inhibition has been proposed as a potential approach for growth enhancement in children with short stature, but detailed animal studies are lacking. AIM:To assess the effect and potential adverse effects of aromatase inhibition on growth in female rats. METHODS:Prepubertal Wistar rats received in...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： van Gool SA,Wit JM,De Schutter T,De Clerck N,Postnov AA,Kremer Hovinga S,van Doorn J,Veiga SJ,Garcia-Segura LM,Karperien M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves the selective autoimmune destruction of the pancreatic beta-cells [Pihoker et al.: Diabetes 2005;54(suppl 2):S52-S61]. The onset of type 1 DM is characterised by hyperglycaemia. Islet cell antibody (ICA), anti-insulin, anti-glutamic acid decarboxylase and t...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Rafeullah N,Cackett N,Hussain K

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Vitamin D deficiency is common in children with neurodisabilities. Oral vitamin D3 may not be absorbed appropriately due to dysphagia and tube feeding. The aim of this study was to compare efficacy of vitamin D3 buccal spray with that of oral drops. METHODS:Twenty-four children with neurodisabilities (...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Penagini F,Borsani B,Maruca K,Giosia V,Bova S,Mastrangelo M,Zuccotti GV,Mora S

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minipuberty describes the transient sex-specific activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis during the first 6 months of life in boys and during the first 2 years in girls. It leads to a rise of luteinizing hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone, estradiol, and testosterone. The existence of minipubert...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Becker M,Hesse V

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3βHSD) type 2 (encoded by HSD3B2) is expressed in the adrenals and gonads. HSD3B2 mutations cause the rare form of congenital adrenal hyperplasia '3βHSD deficiency'. In its classic form, affected individuals have salt wasting early in infancy and may have ambiguous genitalia ...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Jeandron DD,Sahakitrungruang T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Laron syndrome (LS) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by marked short stature and very low serum IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 levels. This study assessed the clinical and endocrine features alongside determining the growth hormone receptor gene (GHR) mutation in Saudi Arabian patients with LS in orde...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Al-Ashwal AA,Al-Sagheir A,Ramzan K,Al-Owain M,Allam R,Qari A,Al-Numair NS,Imtiaz F

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To evaluate effects of growth hormone (GH) treatment on behaviour and psychosocial characteristics in short-stature children. METHODS:99 referred prepubertal non-familiar short-stature children (32 GH deficiency; 67 idiopathic short stature) aged 3-11 years, randomized to fixed or individual GH doses a...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Chaplin JE,Kriström B,Jonsson B,Hägglöf B,Tuvemo T,Aronson AS,Dahlgren J,Albertsson-Wikland K

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Disorders of adrenal steroidogenesis comprise autosomal recessive conditions affecting steroidogenic enzymes of the adrenal cortex. Those are located within the 3 major branches of the steroidogenic machinery involved in the production of mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and androgens. This mini review describes t...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Baranowski ES,Arlt W,Idkowiak J

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Over the past 15 years, the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Central and Eastern Europe has grown rapidly from an initially low rate. This growth cannot be attributed to genetic factors: it appears that changing environmental exposures are responsible, though no single environmental factor can...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Cinek O

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis is susceptible to programming during fetal development and may be linked to risk of disease later in life. In a former prospective study the cohort was divided into those born appropriate for gestational age (AGA) or small for gestational age (SGA; birth weight <10 percentile). ...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Beck Jensen R,Vielwerth S,Larsen T,Hilsted L,Cohen A,Hougaard DM,Jensen LT,Greisen G,Juul A

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity is increasing among the pregnant population. Leptin has an important role in the regulation of energy balance and hunger. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between maternal leptin levels with maternal obesity, gestational weight gain (GWG), single nucleotide polymorphisms (SN...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Serapio S,Ahlsson F,Larsson A,Kunovac Kallak T

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Altered adrenocortical activity is one suggested mechanism relating small birth size with the metabolic syndrome in adulthood. Adrenal androgen concentrations are higher in children born small (SGA) than appropriate for gestational age (AGA). AIM:To compare adrenocortical hormonal activity between 20-year-o...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Todorova B,Salonen M,Jääskeläinen J,Tapio A,Jääskeläinen T,Palvimo J,Turpeinen U,Hämäläinen E,Räsänen M,Tenhola S,Voutilainen R

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The detection of testosterone-producing ovarian tumors in childhood and adolescence by imaging techniques only can be difficult because of the tumors' radiological structure and sometimes diminutive size. We describe an 11.5-year-old girl with a 9-month history of voice deepening, mild hirsutism, minor acne, increased...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Braun R,Peter A,Warmann S,Fuchs J,Binder G

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Accelerated weight gain after (adeno)tonsillectomy has been reported in a number of studies. Whether (adeno)tonsillectomy is also a risk factor for development of overweight is unknown. We investigated serum leptin and plasma ghrelin levels before and 1 year after (adeno)tonsillectomy operation in ch...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Karalok ZS,Akdag M,Turhan M,Uzun G,Ozdem S,Dinc O,Bircan I

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leydig cell testicular tumors are very rare in children. They can present as gonadotropin-independent precocious puberty due to excess androgen secretion. We report the case of an 8-year-old boy with isosexual precocity whose hormonal investigation showed luteinizing hormone-independent testosterone hypersecretion. Al...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Santos-Silva R,Bonito-Vítor A,Campos M,Fontoura M

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To evaluate the relationship of socioeconomic status (SES) and body mass index (BMI) with skeletal maturation in children from Marrakech (Morocco). METHODS:SES, BMI z-score and bone age (BA) were measured in a cohort of 623 children (280 boys and 343 girls, chronological age (CA) ranged from 6.6 to 18....

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Chaumoitre K,Lamtali S,Baali A,Saliba-Serre B,Lahmam A,Aboussad A,Boëtsch G,Panuel M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few studies investigating the factors which may affect different biochemical presentations of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) and these are frequently based on limited pediatric populations. AIMS:(1) To assess the frequency of thyroid function patterns at HT diagnosis in 608 children and adolescents,...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Wasniewska M,Corrias A,Salerno M,Mussa A,Capalbo D,Messina MF,Aversa T,Bombaci S,De Luca F,Valenzise M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The preproghrelin gene is responsible for generating ghrelin and obestatin, two gastric peptides with opposite effects on food intake. Obestatin suppresses food intake and digestive motility through interaction with GPR39 (GPCR). Ghrelin is supposed to be a link connecting metabolism and energy homeostasis with growth...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Bossowski A,Czarnocka B,Harasymczuk J,Moniuszko A,Bardadin K,Lyczkowska A,Hanusek K,Bossowska A

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diazoxide is the first-line treatment for pediatric hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia (HI). This study aimed to elucidate the pharmacokinetics of diazoxide in children with HI. METHODS:We obtained 81 blood samples from 22 children with HI. Measured serum diazoxide concentrations were used for population pharmac...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Kizu R,Nishimura K,Sato R,Kosaki K,Tanaka T,Tanigawara Y,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Genetic variation in several candidate genes has been associated with short stature. Recently, a high-mobility group A2 (HMGA2) gene SNP has been robustly associated with height in the general population. Only few have attempted to study these genes in extremely tall stature. We therefore studied common...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Hendriks AE,Brown MR,Boot AM,Oostra BA,Drop SL,Parks JS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of childhood-onset growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) is not straightforward, requiring a comprehensive clinical, anthropometric, biochemical, endocrine, and neuroradiological assessment. Although pharmacological GH stimulation tests are still considered the gold standard for GHD diagnosis, they are bu...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Federico G,Cianfarani S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Children with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) tend to be macrocephalic and short. Our aim was to define the incidence and diagnostic accuracy of elevated head circumference-to-height ratio (HCHR) in children with NF1 and to assess if elevated HCHR would facilitate early diagnosis of NF1. METHODS:Retrosp...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Karvonen M,Saari A,Hannila ML,Lönnqvist T,Dunkel L,Sankilampi U

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Because the criteria for genetic screening of short children are unknown, we performed genetic analysis of 199 short children born small for gestational age (SGA) or with normal birth size (idiopathic short stature, ISS). METHODS:After selection with a modified scoring system for SHOX and a novel score...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Caliebe J,Broekman S,Boogaard M,Bosch CA,Ruivenkamp CA,Oostdijk W,Kant SG,Binder G,Ranke MB,Wit JM,Losekoot M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prenatal treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia with dexamethasone (DEX) has been in use since the mid-1980s and has proven effective at reducing virilization of external genitalia in affected girls. However, multiple experimental studies on animals and clinical studies on humans show that prenatal administration...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Lajic S,Karlsson L,Nordenström A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The flare-up effect of GnRH analogues may cause transient uterine bleeding in girls affected with idiopathic central precocious puberty (ICPP). AIMS:To assess the incidence of endometrial bleeding and verify whether pretreatment with cyproterone acetate could counteract it. METHODS:Fifty-four girls affecte...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Seminara S,Nanni L,Generoso M,Mirri S,Leonardi V,Slabadzianiuk T,Vetrano ML,Buongiorno A,Losi S,Galluzzi F

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital primary hypothyroidism (CH) is the most common endocrine disorder in neonates. METHODS:To identify novel genes, we performed whole exome sequencing (WES) in 6 patients with CH due to thyroid dysgenesis (TD). The potential effects of the most relevant variants were analyzed using in silico predict...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Choukair D,Eberle B,Vick P,Hermanns P,Weiss B,Paramasivam N,Schlesner M,Lornsen K,Roeth R,Klutmann C,Kreis J,Hoffmann GF,Pohlenz J,Rappold GA,Bettendorf M

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Long-term clinical follow-up and mutation analysis were performed in 27 Chinese congenital hyperinsulinism patients. METHOD:27 hypoglycemia patients were diagnosed with CHI within 2 years of age. The long-term clinical outcome was analyzed and mutation analysis of 5 hyperinsulinism candidate genes was perfo...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Su C,Gong C,Sanger P,Li W,Wu D,Gu Y,Cao B

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Salivary cortisol has been widely used to assess childhood stress. Yet, there is no consensus on reference concentrations, awakening response, guideline compliance and contribution of sampling factors to the variation in children's salivary cortisol levels. METHODS:Samples were collected from 444 Belgi...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Michels N,Sioen I,De Vriendt T,Huybrechts I,Vanaelst B,De Henauw S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Our aim was to investigate the relationships between the degree of IGF2 methylation and the metabolic status in obese children and adolescents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS:Eighty-five obese subjects aged 11.6 ± 2.1 years were studied. Anthropometry, metabolic parameters, blood pressure and body composition were assessed....

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： Deodati A,Inzaghi E,Liguori A,Puglianiello A,Germani D,Brufani C,Fintini D,Cappa M,Barbetti F,Cianfarani S

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Most isodicentric (Xp) and (Xq) chromosomes occur as a mosaic with a 45,X cell line. Patients with a nonmosaic 46,X,idic(Xq) are rare. CASES:The first girl was referred at 13 years with a short stature and pubertal delay (M1, P2, A1). Her height was 141.6 cm (-3.1 SDS). Ovarian failure was present. The seco...

journal_title：Hormone research in paediatrics

authors： van der Kamp HJ,Kant SG,Ruivenkamp CA,Gijsbers AC,Haring D,Oostdijk W

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00