The growth hormone receptor (GHR), although most well known for regulating growth, has
many other important biological functions including regulating metabolism and controlling …

Objectives Preliminary data from the French cohort of the Safety and Appropriateness of
Growth hormone treatments in Europe (SAG hE) study raised concerns regarding the safety …

Abstract Background: Between 1985 and 2006, the National Cooperative Growth Study
(NCGS) monitored the safety and efficacy of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in …

OBJECTIVE--To determine whether HIV testing and counselling increased condom use and
decreased heterosexual transmission of HIV in discordant couples. DESIGN--Prospective …

GH deficiency is common in survivors of childhood cancer, especially in those treated with
radiation to the brain. The impact of GH therapy on disease recurrence has been studied in …

OBJECTIVE The goal of our study was to determine the rate of neoplasms in patients with
other pituitary adenomas (non‐functioning and prolactinomas) in comparison with …

Context Safety concerns have been raised regarding premature mortality, diabetes,
neoplasia, and cerebrovascular disease in association with GH therapy. Objective To …

The patient was born at 42 weeks of gestation with intrauterine growth retardation of
unknown cause. His birth weight was 2300 g and body length 44 cm. At the age of 5 years 7 …

The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs), IGF-binding proteins (IGFBPs), and IGFBP proteases
are the main regulators of somatic growth and cellular proliferation. IGFs are involved in …

Growth hormone (GH) deficiency is a common pituitary hormone deficiency in childhood
cancer survivors (CCS). The identification, diagnosis, and treatment of those individuals at …