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    • Metformin for the treatment of hyperandrogenism in adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus 
      Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; López, Patricia; Mujica, Verónica; Eyzaguirre, Francisca C.; Asenjo, Sylvia; Torrealba, Isabel; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (S. Karger AG, 2013)
      © 2013 S. Karger AG, Basel.Background: A high prevalence of hyperandrogenism has been reported in women with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Metformin has been used as a therapeutic agent in patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome ...
    • Microstructural brain and multivoxel spectroscopy in very low birth weight infants related to insulin-like ... 
      Okuma, Cecilia; Hernández, M. Isabel; Rodríguez, Pablo; Porras Flores, Rodrigo Antonio; Avila, Alejandra; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Kopplin, Erika; Rossel, Katherine; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Mericq, Verónica (2013)
      Background: Very low birth weight (VLBW) children have higher risk of neurologic disabilities and growth factors are essential for brain maturation. Aim: To assess whether there are differences in neurologic findings, ...
    • Oestrogen activity of the serum in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes 
      Martínez, D.; Castro, A.; Merino Osorio, Paulina; López, P.; Lardone, María Cecilia; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando; Codner Dujovne, Ethel (2016)
      AimsTo assess serum oestrogen levels and oestrogenic activity in adolescents with Type 1 diabetes compared with a healthy control group. MethodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study that evaluated adolescents with Type ...
    • Ovarian function in adolescents with McCune-Albright syndrome 
      Sotomayor, Karina; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Ugarte, Francisca; Villarroel, Claudio; López, Patricia; Avila, Alejandra; Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (2011)
      Objective: To evaluate ovarian function, especially ovulation rate, in adolescents with McCune-Albright syndrome (MAS) and a history of peripheral precocious puberty. Design: Prospective cross-sectional study. Setting: ...
    • Ovarian Morphology and Serum IGF-I Levels in Postmenarcheal Hyperandrogenic Oligomenorrheic Girls 
      Hernández, M.; Gaete, X.; López P., Sandra; Ávila, A.; Villarroel Quintana, Claudio; Jesam Gaete, Cristian; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando; Merino Osorio, Paulina (Karger, 2015)
    • Pancreatic VIPoma. Report of one case VIPoma pancreático. Caso clínico 
      Urdangarín, Angélica; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Benavides, Carlos; Castillo, Cecilia; Castro, Alex; Castillo, Iván; Corredoira, Yamile; Soto, Néstor (2010)
      Neuroendocrine tumors are uncommon, including VIPoma that produces vasoactive intestinal polypeptide. We report a 45-year-old female presenting with a history of diarrhea lasting three months. An abdominal CAT scan showed ...
    • Patterns of infancy growth and metabolic hormonal profile are different in very-low-birth-weight preterm ... 
      Hernández, María Isabel; Rossel, Katherine; Peña, Veronica; García, Mirna; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Avila, Alejandra; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Mericq, Verónica (Karger, 2018)
      Background/Aims: An increased preterm birth survival rate is associated with long-term neurological and metabolic risks; thus, our aim was to evaluate whether early patterns of infancy anthropometry and metabolic hormonal ...
    • Polycystic ovarian morphology in adolescents with regular menstrual cycles is associated with elevated ... 
      Villarroel, C.; Merino, P. M.; López, P.; Eyzaguirre, F. C.; Van Velzen, A.; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Codner Dujovne, Ethel (Oxford University Press, 2011)
      Background The significance of polycystic ovarian morphology (PCOM) during adolescence is not clear. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between PCOM and anti-Mllerian hormone (AMH), inhibin B, testosterone ...
    • Polycystic ovarian morphology in postmenarchal adolescents 
      Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Villarroel, Claudio; Eyzaguirre, Francisca; López, Patricia; Merino, Paulina; Pérez Bravo, Francisco; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (Elsevier, 2011-02)
      Objective: To evaluate the association of polycystic ovary morphology (PCOM) with ovarian function in adolescents and to determine its time course during two years of follow-up. Design: Prospective study. Setting: ...
    • Premature Adrenarche and Metabolic Risk: Differences by Gender 
      Pereira, Ana; Merino Osorio, Paulina; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Mericq, Verónica (Karger, 2016)
    • Relationship between folate transporters expression in human placentas at term and birth weights 
      Caviedes, Lorena; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Hidalgo, Paulina; Castro, Juan José; Castaño, Erika; Llanos Silva, Miguel; Hirsch Birn, Sandra; Ronco Macchiavello, Ana María (W.B. Saunders Ltd, 2016)
      © 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Background Adequate folate levels are essential for successful pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to study the relationship between placental mRNA and protein levels of folate transporters ...
    • Relationship between insulin sensitivity and IGF-I sensitivity in low birth weight prepubertal children 
      Román, Rossana; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Salazar, Teresa; Avila, Alejandra; Barrera, Alvaro; Mericq, Verónica; Attie, Kenneth M.; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (2008)
      Background: Insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and insulin are structurally related proteins with similar receptors and signal transduction systems. Aim: We postulate that some low birth weight (LBW) children may have ...
    • Reproductive hormones during pubertal transition in girls with transient Thelarche 
      Soto, Julio; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Busch, Alexander Siegfried; Almstrup, Kristian; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Juul, Anders; Mericq Guila, Verónica (Wiley, 2020)
      Context Transient thelarche (TT), that is, the appearance, regression and subsequent reappearance of breast buds, is a frequent phenomenon, but little is known about pubertal transition in these girls. Objective To describe ...
    • Serum Estrogen Activity (SEA) in Girls with Precocious Pubarche (PP) 
      Kraus, J.; Martínez, D.; López P., Sandra; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando; Codner Dujovne, Ethel (Karger, 2015)
    • Serum fibroblast growth factor 21 levels are inversely associated with growth rates in infancy 
      Mericq, Verónica; De Luca, Francesco; Hernández, María Isabel; Peña, Verónica; Rossel, Katherine; Garcia, Mirna; Avila, Alejandra; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Iñíguez Vila, Germán (S. Karger AG, 2014)
      Background: Fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF21) is a metabolic and growth regulator.Aim: To investigate the role of FGF21 during growth in infancy.Methods: Blood samples for FGF21, leptin, insulin and glucose were collected ...
    • Serum fibroblast growth factor 21 levels are inversely associated with growth rates in infancy 
      Mericq, Verónica; De Luca, F.; Hernandez, M. I.; Peña, V.; Rossel, K.; Garcia, M.; Avila, A.; Cavada, G.; Iñíguez Vila, Germán (S. Karger AG, 2016)
    • Severe vitamin D deficiency in children from Punta Arenas, Chile: Influence of nutritional status on the ... 
      Brinkmann, Karin; Le Roy, Catalina; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Borzutzky, Arturo (Sociedad Chilena de Pediatria, 2015)
      © 2015 Sociedad Chilena de Pediatría. There is a high risk of vitamin D (VD) deficiency in the population of southern Chile that can be treated with VD supplements. Weight excess (WE) can influence the response to supplements. ...
    • Somatotrophic axis function in adolescent girls with hyperandrogenism 
      Hernández Cárdenas, María Isabel; Gaete, Ximena; López Cuevas, Patricia; Villarroel Quintana, Claudio; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (Karger, 2017)
    • The effects of β1-adrenergic blockade on the growth response to growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone therapy ... 
      Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando; Mericq, Verónica; García, Hernán; Cristiano, Audrey; Ávila, Alejandra; Boric Scarpa, María Angélica; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Merriam, George R. (1995)
      Acute suppression of SRIH secretion with a β-adrenergic antagonist can increase the GH response to GHRH.To determine whether chronic β-blockade could enhance the growth-promoting effects of GHRH therapy, we conducted a ...