Growth hormone deficiency in a patient with mitochondrial disease

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 28, Issue 9-10, 2015, Pages 1003-1004

  Rocha, Vera ^a   Rocha, Dalila ^b   Santos, Helena ^b   Marques, Jorge Sales ^b  

^a Lugar Do Tapadinho   (Portugal)

^b Centro Hospitalar de Entre O Douro e Vouga   (Portugal)

Author keywords

growth hormone deficiency; mitochondrial disease; multisystemic disease

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; LEVODOPA; SUCCINATE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); UBIDECARENONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; UBIQUINONE;

APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CRYPTORCHISM; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; FACE DYSMORPHIA; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE 46,XY; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION; MUSCLE BIOPSY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORCHIDOPEXY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY CHAIN; RETROGNATHIA; SHORT STATURE; THYROID FUNCTION; UMBILICAL HERNIA; ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; COMPLICATION; DEFICIENCY; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DWARFISM, PITUITARY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASES; UBIQUINONE;

EID: 84941048139     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: 21910251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jpem-2014-0315     Document Type: Article

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