Primary growth hormone insensitivity (Laron syndrome) and acquired hypothyroidism: A case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports

Volumn 5, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Cotta, Oana R ^a   Santarpia, Libero ^b   Curtò, Lorenzo ^a   Aimaretti, Gianluca ^c   Corneli, Ginevra ^d   Trimarchi, Francesco ^a   Cannavò, Salvatore ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Prato   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; LEVOTHYROXINE; LIOTHYRONINE; PROTIRELIN; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN C; THYROXINE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; GENE; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LARON SYNDROME; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; R217X GENE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SILVER RUSSELL SYNDROME; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960068027     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17521947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-5-301     Document Type: Article

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