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    • Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Román, Rossana; Youlton, Ronald; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando; Mericq, Verónica (2011)
      Background: Novel molecular insights have suggested that ghrelin may be involved in the pathogenesis of some forms of short stature. Recently, growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHSR) mutations that segregate with short ...
    • Eyzaguirre, Francisca C.; Bancalari, Rodrigo; Youlton, Ronald; Román, Rossana; Silva, Ricardo; García, Hernán; Mericq, Verónica (2009)
      Background: Precocious pubarche (PP), defined as the development of sexual pubic hair before 8 years of age in females and before 9 years in males, is usually a benign condition but it can also be the first sign of an ...
    • Eyzaguirre, Francisca; Bancalari, Rodrigo; Román, Rossana; Silva, Ricardo; Youlton, Ronald; Urquidi, Cinthyia; García, Hernán; Mericq, Verónica (2012)
      Background/objectives: Extremes of birthweight (BW) have been associated with increased rates of metabolic risks. The objective was to study the prevalence of metabolic risks markers among obese and overweight (OW) subjects ...