Growth hormone deficiency associated with methylmalonic acidemia

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-243

  Al Owain, Mohammed ^a,b   Freehauf, C ^a   Bernstein, L ^a   Kappy, M ^a   Thomas, J ^a  

^a University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

^b Department of Medical Genetics ^*  (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Growth hormone deficiency; Methylmalonic acidemia; Organic acidemia

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; CITRATE DISODIUM; GLUCAGON; GROWTH HORMONE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; METHYLMALONYL COENZYME A MUTASE; NEOMYCIN; SELENIUM;

ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GASTROSTOMY; GROWTH DISORDER; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; PROVOCATION TEST; SKIN FIBROBLAST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINALYSIS;

EID: 3142727784     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.2004.17.2.239     Document Type: Article

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