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Efficacy and safety of growth hormone treatment in children with short stature: the Italian cohort of the GeNeSIS clinical study by Cappa, M., Iughetti, L., Loche, S., Maghnie, M., Vottero, A.

“…Purpose We examined auxological changes in growth hormone (GH)-treated children in Italy using data from the Italian cohort of the multinational observational…”
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The single-point insulin sensitivity estimator (SPISE) index is a strong predictor of abnormal glucose metabolism in overweight/obese children: a long-term follow-up study by Barchetta, I., Dule, S., Bertoccini, L., Cimini, F. A., Sentinelli, F., Bailetti, D., Marini, G., Barbonetti, A., Loche, S., Cossu, E., Cavallo, M. G., Baroni, M. G.

“…Purpose To investigate the relationship between the single-point insulin sensitivity estimator (SPISE) index, an insulin sensitivity indicator validated in…”
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Effects of the Chodura sheath on tungsten ionization and emission in tokamak divertors by Guterl, J., Johnson, C., Ennis, D., Loche, S., Snyder, P.

“…The decay of the electric potential in the sheath region in tokamak divertors occurs on a scale length on the order of the main ion gyroradius (Chodura sheath)…”
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Impaired fasting glucose and impaired glucose tolerance in children and adolescents with overweight/obesity by Di Bonito, P., Pacifico, L., Chiesa, C., Valerio, G., Miraglia del Giudice, E., Maffeis, C., Morandi, A., Invitti, C., Licenziati, M. R., Loche, S., Tornese, G., Franco, F., Manco, M., Baroni, M. G.

“…Objective To investigate in a large sample of overweight/obese (OW/OB) children and adolescents the prevalence of prediabetic phenotypes such as impaired…”
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Appropriate management of growth hormone deficiency during the age of transition: an Italian Delphi consensus statement by Cannavò, S., Cappa, M., Ferone, D., Isidori, A. M., Loche, S., Salerno, M., Maghnie, M.

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Correlation between cortisol and components of the metabolic syndrome in obese children and adolescents by Guzzetti, C., Pilia, S., Ibba, A., Loche, S.

“…Background In obese subjects it has been shown that cortisol (F) contributes to the reduction in insulin sensitivity, suggesting a role in the development of…”
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Adherence in children with growth hormone deficiency treated with r-hGH and the easypod™ device by Loche, S., Salerno, M., Garofalo, P., Cardinale, G. M., Licenziati, MR, Citro, G., Caruso Nicoletti, M., Cappa, M., Longobardi, S., Maghnie, M., Perrone, R.

“…Purpose Poor adherence to recombinant human growth hormone (r-hGH) therapy is associated with reduced growth velocity in children with growth hormone…”
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Adherence to growth hormone (GH) therapy in naïve to treatment GH-deficient children: data of the Italian Cohort from the Easypod Connect Observational Study (ECOS) by Centonze, C., Guzzetti, C., Orlando, G., Loche, S.

“…Background With the use of non-objective measurement, adherence to growth hormone (GH) therapy has been reported suboptimal in a large proportion of patients,…”
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A genetic epidemiology study of congenital adrenal hyperplasia in Italy by Gialluisi, A., Menabò, S., Baldazzi, L., Casula, L., Meloni, A., Farci, M. C., Mariotti, S., Balestrino, L., Ortolano, R., Murru, S., Carcassi, C., Loche, S., Balsamo, A., Romeo, G.

“…Congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21‐hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD‐CAH) is an autosomal recessive disorder affecting steroidogenesis, due to mutations in…”
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The vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene rs11568820 variant is associated with type 2 diabetes and impaired insulin secretion in Italian adult subjects, and associates with increased cardio-metabolic risk in children by Sentinelli, F, Bertoccini, L, Barchetta, I, Capoccia, D, Incani, M, Pani, M.G, Loche, S, Angelico, F, Arca, M, Morini, S, Manconi, E, Lenzi, A, Cossu, E, Leonetti, F, Baroni, M.G, Cavallo, M.G

“…Abstract Background and aims 1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin-D3, the biologically active vitamin D, plays a central role in several metabolic pathways through the…”
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A new index to simplify the screening of hypertension in overweight or obese youth by Di Bonito, P., Valerio, G., Pacifico, L., Chiesa, C., Invitti, C., Morandi, A., Maffeis, C., Licenziati, M.R., Manco, M., Miraglia del Giudice, E., Baroni, M.G., Loche, S., Tornese, G., Tomat, M., de Simone, G., Gilardini, L., Sanguigno, E., Franco, F., Grandone, A., Luciano, R., Incani, M., Pellegrin, M.C.

“…Hypertension (HTH) is a frequent complication in pediatric obesity. To simplify the screening of HTH in overweight/obese (Ow/Ob) youth, we compared the…”
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Evaluation of adrenal function in patients with growth hormone deficiency and hypothalamic–pituitary disorders: comparison between insulin-induced hypoglycemia, low-dose ACTH, standard ACTH and CRH stimulation tests by Maghnie, M, Uga, E, Temporini, F, Di Iorgi, N, Secco, A, Tinelli, C, Papalia, A, Casini, MR, Loche, S

“…Objectives: Patients with organic growth hormone deficiency (GHD) or with structural hypothalamic–pituitary abnormalities may have additional anterior…”
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Growth hormone treatment of adolescents with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) during the transition period: results of a survey among adult and paediatric endocrinologists from Italy. Endorsed by SIEDP/ISPED, AME, SIE, SIMA by Aimaretti, G., Attanasio, R., Cannavò, S., Nicoletti, M. C., Castello, R., Di Somma, C., Garofalo, P., Iughetti, L., Loche, S., Maghnie, M., Mazzanti, L., Saggese, G., Salerno, M., Tonini, G., Toscano, V., Zucchini, S., Cappa, M.

“…Treatment of adolescents with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) during the transition period is a controversial issue. This paper is a contribution from the…”
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The effect of puberty on insulin resistance in obese children by Pilia, S., Casini, M. R., Foschini, M. L., Minerba, L., Musiu, M. C., Marras, V., Civolani, P., Loche, S.

“…Objective : Insulin resistance (IR) increases during puberty in normal children. IR is the first adverse metabolic event of obesity, and the marker of the…”
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Prevalence of Type 1 diabetes autoantibodies (GAD and IA2) in Sardinian children and adolescents with autoimmune thyroiditis by Pilia, S., Casini, M. R., Cambuli, V. M., Ibba, A., Civolani, P., Zavattari, P., Incani, M., Mossa, P., Baroni, M. G., Mariotti, S., Loche, S.

“…Diabet. Med. 28, 896–899 (2011) Aims  Type 1 diabetes and autoimmune thyroiditis are common autoimmune diseases characterized by the presence of autoantibodies…”
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New insights in the diagnosis and treatment of SHOX-deficiency. The First National Workshop, Florence, January 15-16, 2010. Foreword by Loche, S, Vottero, A

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Reliability of provocative tests to assess growth hormone secretory status. Study in 472 normally growing children by GHIGO, E, BELLONE, J, AIMARETTI, G, BELLONE, S, LOCHE, S, CAPPA, M, BARTOLOTTA, E, DAMMACCO, F, CAMANNI, F

“…The reliability of provocative stimuli of GH secretion in the diagnosis of GH deficiency is still controversial. Until now, normative values of GH response to…”
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PO2-15: Insulin tolerance test and GHRH plus arginine in the reassessment of pituitary function at adult height achievement by Di Iorgi, N, Salerno, M.C, Cappa, M, Loche, S, Radetti, G, Capaldo, D, Allegri, A, Napoli, F, Calcagno, A, Iovovich, O.B, Noli, S, Parodi, S, Maghnie, M

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Clinical application of best practice guidelines for the genetic diagnosis of MODY2 and MODY3 by Incani, M., Cambuli, V. M., Cavalot, F., Congiu, T., Paderi, M., Sentinelli, F., Romeo, S., Poy, P., Soro, M., Pilia, S., Loche, S., Cossu, E., Trovati, M., Mariotti, S., Baroni, M. G.

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Evaluation of growth disorders in the paediatric clinic by Cappa, M, Loche, S

“…Growth is one of the most important indicators of child's well-being. The growth pattern is the result of the complex interaction between genetic and…”
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