Growth Hormone Therapy in Neonatal Patients With Methylmalonic Acidemia

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 462-467

  Kao, Chuan Hong ^a   Liu, Mei Ying ^c   Liu, Tze Tze ^d   Hsiao, Kwang Jen ^b   Cheng, Kang Hsiang ^b   Huang, Cheng Hung ^b   Lin, Hsiang Yu ^e,f   Niu, Dau Ming ^b,e  

^a FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c School of Life Sciences   (Taiwan)

^d Department of VYM Genome Research Center ^*  (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

C3; growth hormone; methylmalonic acidemia; weight

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCARNITINE; AMMONIA; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARNITINE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PROPIONYLCARNITINE;

AMMONIA BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; EROSION; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; METHYLMALONIC ACIDEMIA; NEWBORN; NEWBORN PERIOD; NEWBORN SCREENING; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; SKIN DISEASE; WEIGHT GAIN;

FEMALE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID;

EID: 70449344466     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(09)70408-3     Document Type: Article

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