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NEONATAL SCREENING FOR CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA (CAH) USING 17-HYDROXYPROGESTERONE (17-OHP) ASSAYS OF DRIED BLOOD SPOTS
Dried blood on filter paper collected on the 5th day of life was used to screen infants for CAH. A radioimmunoassay for 17-OHP without extraction with organic solvents was developed. The cut-off level was init...
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Glucose Production Rate in Extremely Immature Neonates (<28 Weeks) Studied by Use of Deuterated Glucose
ABSTRACT: Neonatal hypoglycemia is a frequent complication in immature infants. This may be due to small substrate stores, a high brain:body weight ratio, and immature enzyme systems. The purpose of the presen...
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GROWTH HORMONE THERAPY OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN SYNDROME RESULTS IN NORMALIZED GROWTH VELOCITY
Growth velocity is markedly reduced in children with Down syndrome (DS) between 6 months and 3 years of age, but is almost normal after 3 years of age. Thus, the growth retardation becomes pronounced during th...
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The adrenal autoantigen in APSI is the side-chain cleavage enzyme
Autoimmune potyendocrine syndrome type I (Blizzard's syndrome) is an autosomal recessively inherited disease associated with multiple endocrine and non-endocrine manifestations such as autoimmune hypoparathvro...
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Autoantibodies against a novel 51 kDa islet antigen and glutamate decarboxylase isoforms in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I
Beta-cell function and islet cell antibodies were studied in six patients with autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type I. All suffered from mucocutaneous candidiasis, five had adrenocortical insufficiency and t...
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Very Immature Infants (≤ 30 Wk) Respond to Glucose Infusion with Incomplete Suppression of Glucose Production
ABSTRACT: Small substrate stores and immature enzyme systems make preterm infants prone to develop hypoglycemia. Hy-perglycemia may also occur, particularly when these infants are given i.v. glucose. To evalua...
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73 Metabolic Adaptation in Infants Born Small for Gestational Age
Background: After birth the newborn infant must produce its own glucose until breastfeeding is established. Infants born small for gestational age (SGA) are at risk for neonatal hypoglycemia and development of me...
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3 Increased Lipolysis in Large for Gestational Age Infants
Background: During late gestation the fetus accumulates fat and glycogen for the immediate postnatal period. Newborn infants of diabetic mothers as well as other infants with hyperinsulinemia have particularly la...
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Open AccessEarly puberty in boys with myelomeningocele. Risk factors for early puberty
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Erratum to: Increased and early lipolysis in children with long-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-CoA dehydrogenase (LCHAD) deficiency during fast
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Open AccessImprovement of Working Conditions and Opinions of Mine Workers When Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) Are Used Instead of Diesel Machines — Results of Field Trial at the Kittilä Mine, Finland
A major part of the European Union’s (EU) project Sustainable Intelligent Mining System (SIMS) is investigating the development of diesel-free/carbon–neutral underground mines in order to ensure sustainable un...