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Román, Rossana; Johnson, María Cecilia; Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Boric Scarpa, María Angélica; Ávila, Alejandra; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (2004)Objective To identify GNAS1 gene mutations in girls with exaggerated and/or chronic fluctuating thelarche for at least 1-year duration with no other signs of precocious puberty, skeletal dysplasia, or typical skin lesions ...
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Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Torrealba, Isabel M.; Ávila, Alejandra; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando; Codner Dujovne, Ethel (2008)Aim: To study the adiponectin levels during puberty in girls with type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM1) and their relationship to body mass index (BMI), Tanner stage, ovarian volume (OV), and androgen levels. Methods: We studied ...
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Adrenarche in Prader-Willi syndrome appears not related to insulin sensitivity and serum adiponectin Unanue, Nancy; Bazaes, Rodrigo; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Cortés, Fanny; Ávila, Alejandra; Mericq, Verónica (2007)Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by dysmorphic features, obesity, hypogonadism, hypotonia and mental retardation. Obesity has been linked to insulin resistance and the latter has also been ...
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Mericq, Verónica; Lammoglia, Juan Javier; Unanue, Nancy; Villaroel, Claudio; Hernández, María Isabel; Ávila, Alejandra; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Klein, Karen Oerter (2009)Objective Depot luteinizing-hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) agonist have been widely used for the treatment of central precocious puberty (CPP), but the optimal doses to obtain hormonal suppression are still unknown, ...
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Sepúlveda, Carolina; Urquidi, Cinthya; Pittaluga, Enrica; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Ávila, Alejandra; Carrasco, Fernando; Mericq, Verónica (2013)BACKGROUND: Rapid early ponderal growth is associated with adverse metabolic risks in young adults born at term. AIM: To determine whether there are differences in body composition, resting energy expenditure (REE) ...
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Mericq, Verónica; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando; Salazar, Teresa; Ávila, Alejandra; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Bowers, Cyril Y.; Merriam, George R. (1998)Stimulation of pituitary GH secretion with administered GHRH can be effective therapy for those GH deficient (GHD) patients whose disorder results from insufficient endogenous GHRH secretion. We have previously shown that ...
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García, Roberto J.; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Gaete, Ximena; Linares, Jeanette; Ocaranza Osses, Paula; Ávila, Alejandra; Román, Rossana; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (Elsevier, 2014)Background: The possible relationship between the circulating concentrations of T4 and GH sensitivity has not been elucidated. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of levothyroxine supplementation ...
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Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Ong, Ken; Peña, Verónica; Ávila, Alejandra; Dunger, David; Mericq, Verónica (2002)Wide ranges in postnatal weight gain are seen in infants born small for gestational age (SGA); most show some catch-up growth and this may be driven by increased appetite. Ghrelin, the natural ligand of the GH secretagogue ...
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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 ...
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Román, Rossana; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Lammoglia, Juan Javier; Ávila, Alejandra; Salazar, Teresa; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (2009)Aim: We investigated whether the insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I response to growth hormone (GH) is regulated by body mass index (BMI) in short children with normal weight. Methods: We studied 37 prepubertal children ...