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    • Intrauterine Twin Discordancy and Partial Postnatal Catch-up Growth in a Girl with a Pathogenic IGF1R Mutation 
      Ocaranza, Paula; Losekoot, Monique; Walenkamp, Marie J.E.; De Bruin, Christiaan; Wit, Jan M.; Mericq, Verónica (NLM (Medline), 2019)
      Objective: Insulin like growth factors-1 (IGF-1) is essential for normal in utero and postnatal human growth. It mediates its effects through the IGF-1 receptor (IGF1R), a widely expressed cell surface tyrosine kinase ...
    • Inverse association between estrogen receptor-α DNA methylation and breast composition in adolescent Chilean girls 
      Binder, Alexandra M.; Stiemsma, Leah T.; Keller, Kristen; Van Otterdijk, Sanne D.; Mericq, Verónica; Pereira, Ana; Santos, José Luis; Shepherd, John; Michels, Karin B. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2018)
      © 2018 The Author(s). Background: Estrogen receptor-α (ER-α) is a transcriptional regulator, which mediates estrogen-dependent breast development, as well as breast tumorigenesis. The influence of epigenetic regulation of ...
    • Klotho gene and protein in human placentas according to birth weight and gestational age 
      Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Gallardo, Pedro; Castro, Juan José; González, René; García, Mirna; Kakarieka, Elena; San Martín, Sebastián; Johnson, María Cecilia; Mericq, Verónica; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (Frontiers Media, 2019)
      Introduction: Fetal growth restriction may be the consequence of maternal, fetal, or placental factors. The insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) are major determinants of fetal growth, and are expressed in the mother, fetus ...
    • Leptin and IGF-I/II during the first weeks of life determine body composition at 2 years in infants born ... 
      Hernández, María Isabel; Rossel, Katherine; Peña, Verónica; Cavada Chacón, Gabriel; Avila, Alejandra; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Mericq, Verónica (2012)
      Rapid early growth is associated with adverse metabolic outcome. The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in body composition (BC) between very-low-birth-weight preterm (VLBWPT) infants born ...
    • Leuprolide acetate gonadotrophin response patterns during female puberty 
      Martínez Aguayo, Alejandro; Hernández Cárdenas, María Isabel; Capurro Spadaro, María Teresa; Peña Novoa, Verónica; Ávila, Alejandra; Salazar, T.; Asenjo, S.; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Mericq, Verónica (Blackwell, 2010)
      Objective To assess normative data and the usefulness of spontaneous and LHRH analogue-stimulated serum LH and FSH levels measured by immunoradiometric assays (IRMA) in the evaluation of normal puberty. Design Prospective. ...
    • Longitudinal changes in insulin sensitivity and secretion from birth to age three years in small- and ... 
      Mericq, Verónica; Ong, K. K.; Bazaes, R.; Peña, V.; Avila, A.; Salazar, T.; Soto, N.; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Dunger, D. B. (2005)
      Aims/hypothesis: Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes risk in human subjects who were small-for-gestationalage (SGA) at birth may be a consequence of rapid early postnatal weight gain. Materials and methods: We prospectively ...
    • Lower AMH Concentrations and High Androgens in Girls with Premature Adrenarche at Pubertal Onset 
      Merino Osorio, Paulina; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Mericq, Verónica (Karger, 2016)
    • Mediciones de adiposidad intraabdominal por ultrasonido y factores asociados con riesgo cardiovascular en ... 
      Reyes Jedlicki, Marcela; Espinoza, Aníbal; Rebollo, M. Jesús; Moraga, Francisco; Mericq, Verónica; Castillo Durán, Carlos (2010)
      Background: Cardiovascular risk factors are commonly present in obese children. Aim: To evaluate the association among radiological measurements of intra-abdominal adipose tissue, and cardiovascular risk factors, in ...
    • MEDICIONES ULTRASONOGRAFICAS Y DE TOMOGRAFIA COMPUTADA DE ADIPOSIDAD Y ALTERACIONES METABOLICAS ASOCIADAS ... 
      Espinoza G., Aníbal; Reyes J., Marcela; Moraga M., Francisco; Rebollo G., M. Jesús; Mericq, Verónica; Castillo Durán, Carlos (2006)
      Introduction. Childhood obesity is increasing over the world with serious health consequences. Intraabdominal fat is associated to some metabolic alterations in obesity. It does not exist a standard imaging method to measure ...
    • Metabolic effects of oral versus transdermal 17β-estradiol (E 2): A randomized clinical trial in girls with ... 
      Torres-Santiago, L.; Mericq, Verónica; Taboada, M.; Unanue, N.; Klein, K. O.; Singh, Ravinder J.; Hossain, J.; Santen, Richard J.; Ross, J. L.; Mauras, Nelly (2013)
      Context: The long-term effects of pure 17β-estradiol (E₂) depending on route of administration have not been well characterized. Objective: Our objective was to assess metabolic effects of oral vs transdermal (TD) 17β-E₂ ...
    • Metabolic syndrome in children born small-for-gestational age Síndrome metabólica em crianças nascidas ... 
      Hernández, María Isabel; Mericq, Verónica (2011)
      Being born small-for-gestational age and a rapid increase in weight during early childhood and infancy has been strongly linked with chronic diseases, including metabolic syndrome, which has been related to intrauterine ...
    • 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, ...
    • Obesity and Related Metabolic Biomarkers and Its Association with Serum Levels of Estrogen in Pre-pubertal ... 
      Mesa Valencia, Diana Carolina; Mericq, Verónica; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Pereira Scalabrino, Ana (Taylor & Francis, 2020)
      Purpose: Recent reports show that girls with higher body mass index (BMI) have an earlier puberty onset (thelarche). It has been suggested that earlier puberty is a consequence of higher levels of estrogen due to increased ...
    • Obesity is positively associated with dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate concentrations at 7 y in Chilean ... 
      Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Uauy Dagach-Imbarack, Ricardo; Mericq, Verónica (American Society for Nutrition, 2013)
      Background: In low-birth-weight girls, obesity increases the risk of premature adrenarche and metabolic complications. However, the consistency of this association in normal-birth-weight children and its potential ...
    • Optimizing growth hormone therapy during puberty 
      Codner Dujovne, Ethel; Mericq, Verónica; Cassorla Goluboff, Fernando (1997)
      During puberty, growth hormone (GH)-deficient children may experience difficulties achieving an appropriate pubertal growth spurt. We review the complex hormonal interactions which occur during puberty. At least two ...
    • 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 ...
    • The phenotype of Floating-Harbor syndrome: clinical characterization of 52 individuals with mutations in ... 
      Nikkel, Sarah M.; Dauber, Andrew; Munnik, Sonja de; Connolly, Meghan; Hood, Rebecca L.; Caluseriu, Oana; Hurst, Jane; Kini, Usha; Nowaczyk, Malgorzata J.; Afenjar, Alexandra; Albrecht, Beate; Allanson, Judith E.; Balestri, Paolo; Ben Omran, Tawfeg; Brancati, Francesco; Cordeiro, Isabel; Santos da Cunha, Bruna; Delaney, Louisa A.; Destrée, Anne; Fitzpatrick, David; Forzano, Francesca; Ghali, Neeti; Gillies, Greta; Harwood, Katerina; Hendriks, Yvonne M.; Héron, Delphine; Hoischen, Alexander; Honey, Engela Magdalena; Hoefsloot, Lies H.; Ibrahim, Jennifer; Jacob, Claire M.; Kant, Sarina G.; Kim, Chong Ae; Kirk, Edwin P.; Knoers, Nine V. A.; Lacombe, Didier; Lee, Chung; Lo, Ivan F.; Lucas, Luiza S.; Mari, Francesca; Mericq, Verónica; Moilanen, Jukka S.; Møller, Sanne Traasdahl; Moortgat, Stephanie; Pilz, Daniela T.; Pope, Kate; Price, Susan; Renieri, Alessandra; Sá, Joaquim; Schoots, Jeroen; Silveira, Elizabeth L.; Simon, Marleen; Slavotinek, Anne; Temple, I. Karen; Burgt, Ineke van der; Vries, Bert B. A. de; Weisfeld Adams, James D.; Whiteford, Margo L.; Wierczorek, Dagmar; Wit, Jan M.; Fung On Yee, Connie; Beaulieu, Chandree L.; White, Sue M.; Bulman, Dennis E.; Bongers, Ernie; Brunner, Han; Feingold, Murray; Boycott, Kym M. (BioMed Central, 2013)
      Background: Floating-Harbor syndrome (FHS) is a rare condition characterized by short stature, delays in expressive language, and a distinctive facial appearance. Recently, heterozygous truncating mutations in SRCAP ...
    • Precocious pubarche: Experience in 173 cases Pubarquia precoz: Experiencia en 173 casos 
      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 ...
    • Premature Adrenarche and Metabolic Risk: Differences by Gender 
      Pereira, Ana; Merino Osorio, Paulina; Iñíguez Vila, Germán; Corvalán Aguilar, Camila; Mericq, Verónica (Karger, 2016)
    • Premature birth and insulin resistance [3](multiple letters) 
      Bazaes, Rodrigo A.; Mericq, Verónica; Plagemann, Andreas; Harder, Thomas; Hofman, Paul L.; Cutfield, Wayne S. (2005)