GH releasing peptide 2 test: the holy grail of testing GH deficiency?
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GH releasing peptide 2 test: the holy grail of testing GH deficiency?
Treatment of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) with GH rests on the accurate biochemical diagnosis of the condition even though clinical symptoms, signs and the assessment of risk factors may aid the diagnosis. This is particularly true for the parallel occurrence of other pituitary dysfunctions, whichmay simplify the procedure according to national and international guidelines (1). Due to the pu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje-07-0336