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Early retesting by GHRH + arginine test shows normal GH response in most children with idiopathic GH deficiency by Bizzarri, C., Pedicelli, S., Boscherini, B., Bedogni, G., Cappa, M., Cianfarani, S.

“…Purpose Most children with idiopathic isolated GH deficiency (IGHD) normalize GH response to stimulation tests when retested at the completion of growth. The…”
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Early retesting by GHRH plus arginine test shows normal GH response in most children with idiopathic GH deficiency by Bizzarri, C, Pedicelli, S, Boscherini, B, Bedogni, G, Cappa, M, Cianfarani, S

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Molecular Characterization of 6 Unrelated Italian Patients With 5α‐Reductase Type 2 Deficiency by Baldinotti, F., Majore, S., Fogli, A., Marrocco, G., Ghirri, P., Vuerich, M., Tumini, S., Boscherini, B., Vetri, M., Scommegna, S., Rinaldi, R., Simi, P., Grammatico, P.

“…Steroid 5α‐reductase (5αR) deficiency (OMIM number #264600) is a rare 46,XY disorder of sex differentiation caused by mutations in the 5αR type 2 gene (SRD5A2)…”
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Incidence of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus among Sardinian-heritage children born in Lazio region, Italy by Muntoni, S, Fonte, M T, Stoduto, S, Marietti, G, Bizzarri, C, Crinò, A, Ciampalini, P, Multari, G, Suppa, M A, Matteoli, M C, Lucentini, L, Sebastiani, L M, Visalli, N, Pozzilli, P, Boscherini, B, Muntoni, S

“…The relative importance of genetic and environmental factors in causing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is unknown. We studied this question by…”
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Is IGF binding protein-3 assessment helpful for the diagnosis of GH deficiency? by Cianfarani, S, Boemi, S, Spagnoli, A, Cappa, M, Argirò, G, Vaccaro, F, Manca Bitti, M L, Boscherini, B

“…The measurement of serum immunoreactive IGFBP-3 levels has been proposed as a screening test to identify children with growth hormone deficiency (GHD). We…”
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Unequal access, low vaccination coverage, growth retardation rates among immigrants children in Italy exacerbated in Roma immigrants by Ercoli, L, Iacovone, G, De Luca, S, Mancinelli, S, Gilardi, F, Boscherini, B, Palombi, L, Buonomo, E

“…Currently children of immigrants are the fastest growing segment of the Italian population under the age of 18. The present study reports the challenges to…”
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A new case of Ambras syndrome associated with a paracentric inversion (8) (q12; q22) by Balducci, R., Toscano, V., Tedeschi, B., Mangiantini, A., Toscano, R., Galasso, C., Cianfarani, S., Boscherini, B.

“…Ambras syndrome (AS) is a special form of congenital universal hypertrichosis described for the first time by Baumeister et al. (1). This form differs from…”
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Growth and autoantibodies to IA-2 in children with type 1 diabetes by Cianfarani, S, Bonfanti, R, Bitti, ML Manca, Chiumello, G, Boscherini, B

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In vitro effects of growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor I and II (IGF-I and -II) on chromosome fragility and p53 protein expression in human lymphocytes by CIANFARANI, S, TEDESCHI, B, GERMANI, D, PRETE, S. P, ROSSI, P, VERNOLE, P, CAPOROSSI, D, BOSCHERINI, B

“…Background We have reported previously that growth hormone (GH) therapy increases cell radiosensitivity; in this study we tested whether GH itself or IGFs…”
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Short Stature as the Primary Manifestation of Monosymptomatic Celiac Disease by Bonamico, M., Sciré, G., Mariani, P., Pasquino, A. M., Triglione, P., Scaccia, S., Ballati, G., Boscherini, B.

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Bone turnover and bone mineral density in young adult patients with panhypopituitarism before and after long-term growth hormone therapy by Balducci, R, Toscano, V, Pasquino, A M, Mangiantini, A, Municchi, G, Armenise, P, Terracina, S, Prossomariti, G, Boscherini, B

“…We examined the effects of biosynthetic growth hormone (GH) on biochemical indices of bone turnover and on bone mineral density in a group of GH-deficient…”
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Effects of long-term growth hormone therapy on adrenal steroidogenesis in Turner syndrome by Balducci, R, Toscano, V, Larizza, D, Mangiantini, A, Galasso, C, Municchi, G, Di Rito, A, Picone, S, Boscherini, B

“…It has been shown that growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) enhance steroidogenesis responsiveness to ACTH in cultured adrenal cells. To…”
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Turner's syndrome in Italy: familial characteristics, neonatal data, standards for birth weight and for height and weight from infancy to adulthood by Bernasconi, S, Larizza, D, Benso, L, Volta, C, Vannelli, S, Milani, S, Aicardi, G, Berardi, R, Borrelli, P, Boscherini, B

“…In 1990, the Italian Study Group for Turner's Syndrome (ISGTS) undertook a nationwide survey, involving the retrospective collection of cross-sectional data…”
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What is the rationale for growth hormone therapy in Turner's syndrome? by Cianfarani, S, Vaccaro, F, Boscherini, B

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Urinary excretion of pyridinium crosslinks in short children treated with growth hormone by Branca, F, Spagnoli, A, Cianfarani, S, Spadoni, G, Golden, M H N, Boscherini, B, Valtueña, S, Robins, S P

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of growth hormone (GH) treatment on bone resorption in children with GH deficiency and those with idiopathic…”
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Imperforate anus, bilateral hydronephrosis, bilateral undescended testes and pituitary hypoplasia: a variant of Hall-Pallister syndrome or a new syndrome by Cianfarani, S, Vitale, S, Stanhope, R, Boscherini, B

“…A patient with multiple congenital malformations, including imperforate anus, bilateral cryptorchidism and microphallus, is described. At 4 months of age the…”
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Preliminary validation of a prediction model for the short-term growth response to growth hormone therapy in children with idiopathic short stature by Spagnoli, A, Spadoni, G L, Boscherini, B

“…A discriminant scoring system, using multivariate analysis, has been developed for pretreatment prediction of responsiveness to a 6-month trial of growth…”
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Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging as First-Line Investigation for Growth Hormone Deficiency Diagnosis in Early Childhood by Pampanini, Valentina, Pedicelli, Stefania, Gubinelli, Jessica, Scirè, Giuseppe, Cappa, Marco, Boscherini, Brunetto, Cianfarani, Stefano

“…The diagnosis of growth hormone (GH) deficiency (GHD) in infancy and early childhood is not straightforward. GH stimulation tests are unsafe and unreliable in…”
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Central Diabetes Insipidus in Children and Young Adults by Maghnie, Mohamad, Cosi, Gianluca, Genovese, Eugenio, Manca-Bitti, Maria Luisa, Cohen, Amnon, Zecca, Silvia, Tinelli, Carmine, Gallucci, Massimo, Bernasconi, Sergio, Boscherini, Brunetto, Severi, Francesca, Aricò, Maurizio

“…Central diabetes insipidus is a heterogeneous condition characterized by polyuria and polydipsia due to a deficiency of arginine vasopressin. In many patients,…”
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COELIAC DISEASE IN TURNER SYNDROME by Bonamico, M, Pasquino, A M, Bianchi, C, Barera, G, Barbera, C, Rea, V, Rotolo, M, Caruso-Nicoletti, M, D'Altilia, M, Baldassarre, M, Boscherini, B, Scirè, G, Businco, M L

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