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Adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome without obesity: HOTAIR rs1443512 genotype relates to fat mass and to the redistribution of fat mass on low-dose pioglitazone
Adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is characterized by androgen excess and oligo-amenorrhea, and often results from ectopic lipid storage due to a mismatch between early adipogenesis and later lipogen...
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GLP-1 and IGF-I levels are elevated in late infancy in low birth weight infants, independently of GLP-1 receptor polymorphisms and neonatal nutrition
Low birth weight followed by rapid postnatal weight gain is associated with increased risks for obesity and diabetes in adulthood. Modulation of glucagon-like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) secretion by (epi)genetic mechan...
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Liver volume and hepatic adiposity in childhood: relations to body growth and visceral fat
The sequence of prenatal growth restraint and postnatal catch-up growth may lead to hepato-visceral adiposity, insulin resistance and low-grade inflammation before the onset of puberty. In prepubertal children...
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Circulating GLP-1 in infants born small-for-gestational-age: breast-feeding versus formula-feeding
Prenatal growth restraint associates with the risk for later diabetes, particularly if such restraint is followed by postnatal formula-feeding (FOF) rather than breast-feeding (BRF). Circulating incretins can ...
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Circulating FGF19 and FGF21 surge in early infancy from infra- to supra-adult concentrations
Fibroblast growth factor 19 (FGF19) and 21 (FGF21) have been linked to obesity and type 2 diabetes in adults. We assessed the circulating concentrations of these factors in human neonates and infants, and thei...
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Placental FTO expression relates to fetal growth
The fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO) participates in the control of postnatal weight gain. We assessed whether FTO is expressed in human placenta and whether such expression relates to prenatal weight g...
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Interethnic differences in the accuracy of anthropometric indicators of obesity in screening for high risk of coronary heart disease
Cut points for defining obesity have been derived from mortality data among Whites from Europe and the United States and their accuracy to screen for high risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) in other ethnic g...
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Milky-white pleural effusion complicating peripherically inserted central venous catheter for total parenteral nutrition
Pleural effusion secondary to vascular perforation and leakage of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is a rare complication of central lines. We report such a case and urge physicians to familiarize with recogni...
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Hormonal Changes During Nutritional Intervention in Venezuelan Children with Severe Malnutrition 490
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SIMILAR SECRETORY PATTERN IN GROUPS OF PATIENTS WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF SECRETED GROWTH HORMONE
In previous studies with normal subjects we have demonstrated a straigt relationship between pulsatility and growth hormone (GH) secretion (1). To assess whether this relation is not specific to normal subject...
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FREE FECAL TOXIN AND SEROCONVERSION IN HOUSEHOLD CONTACTS OF CHILDREN WITH THE HEMOLITIC UREMIC SYNDROME (HUS)
A prospective study in 87 household contacts of 51 children with HUS was performed, with the aim of determining evidence of infection with Shiga-like toxin producing bacteria. Gastrointestinal tract symptoms w...
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SHIGA-LIKE TOXIN (SLT) ASSOCIATED DIARRHEA AND HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME (HUS) IN ARGENTINA
We conducted a prospective study to determine the frequency of SLT-related HUS and SLT-related diarrhea in Argentinian children. Fecal toxin measured in a (3H) Hela cell system was detected in 10/31 (32%) HUS pat...
