Overweight/Obese adults with pituitary disorders require lower peak growth hormone cutoff values on glucagon stimulation testing to avoid overdiagnosis of growth hormone deficiency.

Dichtel, Laura E; Yuen, Kevin C J; Bredella, Miriam A; Gerweck, Anu V; Russell, Brian M; Riccio, Ariana D; Gurel, Michelle H; Sluss, Patrick M; Biller, Beverly M K; Miller, Karen K

Dichtel, Laura E; Yuen, Kevin C J; Bredella, Miriam A; Gerweck, Anu V; Russell, Brian M; Riccio, Ariana D; Gurel, Michelle H; Sluss, Patrick M; Biller, Beverly M K; Miller, Karen K.

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Dichtel LE; Neuroendocrine Unit (L.E.D., B.M.K.B., K.K.M.) and Department of Radiology (M.A.B.), Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; Neuroendocrine Unit (A.V.G., B.M.R., A.D.R., M.H.G.) and Clinical Pathology Core Laboratory (P.M.S.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02114; and Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Clinical Nutrition (K.C.J.Y.), Department of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon 97239.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab ; 99(12): 4712-9, 2014 Dec.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25210883

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pituitary Diseases / Glucagon / Human Growth Hormone / Overweight / Obesity Type of study: Observational_studies / Prevalence_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Year: 2014 Document type: Article Country of publication: Estados Unidos

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