Growth Hormone Deficiency in a Patient with Becker Muscular Dystrophy: A Pediatric Case Report

Objective. To describe a biochemical growth hormone (GH) deficiency and to evaluate therapeutic result in a six-year-old male with Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD). Methods. GH peak was evaluated after response to arginine and insulin. Bone age was evaluated according to Greulich and Pyle method. Res...

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Autores principales: Calcaterra, Valeria, Malvezzi, Annachiara, Toglia, Rossana, Berardinelli, Angela, Bozzola, Elena, Bozzola, Mauro, Larizza, Daniela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23365767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/684249

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3556853/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23365767
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/684249

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