Distinguishing constitutional delay of growth and puberty from isolated hypogonadotropic hypogonadism: Critical appraisal of available diagnostic tests

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 97, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3056-3067

  Harrington, Jennifer ^a,b   Palmert, Mark R ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN B; LEUPRORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NAFARELIN; TRIPTORELIN; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GONADORELIN;

CONSTITUTIONAL DELAY OF GROWTH AND PUBERTY; DELAYED PUBERTY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GENETIC SCREENING; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY DISORDERS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CHILD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDER; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; GENETIC TESTING; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; INFANT; MALE; PUBERTY, DELAYED;

EID: 84866165034     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-1598     Document Type: Review

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