Evaluation of growth hormone secretion and insulin-like growth factor-1 in prepubertal children with thalassemia

Growth retardation is a clinical feature of patients with thalassemia major, and endocrine studies have frequently revealed the presence of normal growth hormone (GH) secretion. The present study was undertaken in 14 prepubertal thalassemic children (9 males and 5 females), aged 2(2/12) to 10...

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Main Authors: L Sağlamer, L Ulukutlu, O Ercan, S Hatemi, H Apak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 1992-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/3714
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