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- Carlsson, A., et al.
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Prevalence of coeliac disease in Turner syndrome
- 1999
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Ingår i: Acta Pædiatrica. - 1651-2227 .- 0803-5253. ; 88, s. 933-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of coeliac disease in children and adolescents with Turner syndrome. Eighty-seven children and adolescents with Turner syndrome were screened for IgA- antiendomysium antibodies (EMA) and IgA-antigliadin antibodies (AGA), 5% (4/87) being found to be EMA-positive, and 15% (13/87) to have AGA levels above normal. Of the 10 patients who were either AGA- or EMA-positive and further investigated with intestinal biopsy, four manifested villous atrophy (i.e. all three of the EMA-positive patients, but only one of the seven AGA- positive patients). The results suggest EMA-positivity to be a good immunological marker for use in screening for coeliac disease, and such screening to be justified in patients with Turner syndrome.
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- Kriström, Berit, et al.
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Growth response to growth hormone (GH) treatment relates to serum insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding protein-3 in short children with various GH secretion capacities. Swedish Study Group for Growth Hormone Treatment.
- 1997
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. - 0021-972X .- 1945-7197. ; 82:9, s. 2889-98
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The purpose of the study was to evaluate the relationship between the 1-yr (n = 193) and 2-yr (n = 128) growth response and the individual serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and IGF-binding protein 3 (IGFBP-3) before and during GH treatment. Our study group of prepubertal short children had from very low to high GH secretory capacity, estimated during an arginine-insulin tolerance test, and the ages ranged from 3-15 yr at the start of treatment. Their serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 were low before treatment compared to those in an age-related reference group of prepubertal children and increased significantly from the start to 1 month of GH treatment. The mean increase in height SD score was 0.80 SD score after 1 yr of GH treatment and 1.26 SD score after 2 yr, with a wide range. In univariate analyses the highest correlation coefficients to the 2-yr growth response were found to be vs. the following variables from the start of treatment: IGF-I SD score (r = -0.49), log maximum GH concentration (log GHmax) during the arginine-insulin tolerance test (r = -0.47), difference between the height SD score of the individual child and the midparental height SD score (diffSD score; r = -0.45), IGFBP-3 SD score (r = -0.39), age (r = -0.30), short term change in IGFBP-3 SD score (r = 0.37), and IGF-I SD score (r = 0.34). In multivariate stepwise regression analysis, 41% of the variation in the 2-yr growth response could be explained by IGF-I SD score or log GHmax together with age at the start of treatment, weight SD score at 1 yr of age, and diffSD score. When both IGF-I SD score and GHmax were included and when the short term changes in IGF-I SD score were added, 46% and 58% of the variation, respectively, could be explained. The regression algorithms using different combinations of variables and their corresponding prediction intervals are also presented.
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- Kriström, Berit, et al.
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Prediction of the growth response of short prepubertal children treated with growth hormone. Swedish Paediatric Study Group for GH treatment.
- 1995
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Ingår i: Acta Paediatrica. - 0803-5253 .- 1651-2227. ; 84:1, s. 51-7
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of this study was to identify predictors of the growth response to growth hormone (GH) during the first 2 years of GH treatment, using auxological data and the maximum GH response (GHmax) to provocation tests. The patients were 169 prepubertal short children (27F, 142M), with Gmax values ranging from 0 to 65 mU/l. Their mean age (+/- SD) was 8.3 +/- 2.4 years (range 3-13 years), mean height SDS -3.0 +/- 0.7 (range -1.5 to -6.0 SDS) and mean pretreatment height velocity was normal (+/- 0.0 SDS) (range -1.6 to +0.9 SDS). The increase in height SDS during the first 2 years of GH treatment (0.1 U/kg/day) varied from 0.10 to 3.75 SDS, with younger children having a better growth response. Individual growth responses correlated (p < 0.001) with GHmax (r = -0.37), age (r = -0.35), 1-year pretreatment delta SDS (r = -0.25), mid-parental height SDS (r = 0.34), height SDS at start of treatment (r = -0.22) and difference between height SDS of an individual child at the onset of GH treatment and mid-parental height expressed in SDS (diff SDS) (r = -0.43). In a multiple stepwise linear regression model, diff SDS and log GHmax were found to be the strongest predictors of the magnitude of the growth response. In the short children in this study who exhibited a broad range of GHmax values, 33% of the growth response during the first 2 years of treatment could be predicted.
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- Kriström, Berit, et al.
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Short-term changes in serum leptin levels provide a strong metabolic marker for the growth response to growth hormone treatment in children. Swedish Study Group for Growth Hormone Treatment.
- 1998
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. - 0021-972X .- 1945-7197. ; 83:8, s. 2735-41
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The growth response to GH treatment varies between children. Besides regulating longitudinal growth, GH exerts important metabolic effects, including lipolysis. In this study we examined whether GH-induced changes in serum levels of the adipose tissue-derived hormone leptin can be used as a marker for the long term growth response to GH treatment in short prepubertal children. The study group consisted of 150 children (21 girls and 129 boys), who were 3-15 yr of age at the start of GH treatment and had a maximum GH secretory capacity ranging from very low to high. They were treated with GH (0.1 IU/kg x day) and followed for at least 1 yr. The first year mean increase in height SD score was 0.79 (SD, 0.34), with a broad range (0.08-2.27). Serum leptin concentrations were significantly reduced after 1, 3, and 12 months of GH treatment compared with levels at the start of treatment. The growth response correlated with the serum leptin concentration at the start of treatment (r = 0.49; P < 0.0001) and with the change in serum leptin concentration after both 1 month (r = -0.41; P < 0.01) and 3 months (r = -0.60; P < 0.0001) of treatment. When multiple stepwise regression analysis was applied to the auxological and biochemical variables that correlated (P < 0.10) with the first year growth response to GH treatment, the 3-month change in serum leptin concentration was the single most important variable for explaining the variance in individual growth responses. We conclude that leptin levels at the start of GH treatment as well as short term changes in leptin levels in response to GH treatment are valuable markers of the long term growth response.
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- Nilsson, K O, et al.
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Improved final height in girls with Turner's syndrome treated with growth hormone and oxandrolone.
- 1996
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. - : The Endocrine Society. - 0021-972X .- 1945-7197. ; 81, s. 635-
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The spontaneous growth process in Turner's syndrome is characterized by a progressive decline in height velocity during childhood and no pubertal growth spurt. Therefore, therapy aimed at improving height during childhood as well as increasing final height is desirable for most girls with Turner's syndrome. Forty-five girls with Turner's syndrome, 9-16 yr of age (mean age, 12.2 yr), were allocated to three study groups. Group 1 (n = 13) was initially treated with oxandrolone alone; after 1 yr of treatment, GH without (group 1a; n = 6) or with (group 1b; n = 7) ethinyl estradiol was added. Group 2 (n = 17) was treated with GH plus oxandrolone. Group 3 (n = 15) was treated with GH, oxandrolone, and ethinyl estradiol. The dosage were: GH, 0.1 IU/kg.day; oxandrolone, 0.05 mg/kg.day; and ethinyl estradiol, 100 ng/kg.day. A height of 150 cm or more was achieved in 61%, 75%, and 60% of the girls in groups 1, 2, and 3, respectively. The most impressive increase in height was seen in group 2. In this group the mean final height was 154.2 cm (SD = 6.6), which is equivalent to a mean net gain of 8.5 cm (SD = 4.6) over the projected final height. In group 3, in which ethinyl estradiol was included from the start of therapy, the initially good height velocity decelerated after 1-2 yr of treatment. Their mean final height was 151.1 (SD = 4.6) cm, equivalent to a mean net gain of 3.0 cm (SD = 3.8). A similar growth-decelerating effect of ethinyl estradiol was seen in group 1b. We conclude that in girls with Turner's syndrome who are older than 9 yr of age, treatment with GH in combination with oxandrolone results in significant growth acceleration, imitating that in normal puberty, leading to a more favorable height during childhood. This mode of treatment also results in a significantly increased final height, permitting a great number of the girls to attain a final height of more than 150 cm. However, early addition of estrogen decelerates the height velocity and reduces the gain in height.
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