Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy Withdrawal on Glucose Metabolism in Not Confirmed GH Deficient Adolescents at Final Height

Flavia Prodam; Silvia Savastio; Giulia Genoni; Deepak Babu; Mara Giordano; Roberta Ricotti; Gianluca Aimaretti; Gianni Bona; Simonetta Bellone

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0087157

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Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy Withdrawal on Glucose Metabolism in Not Confirmed GH Deficient Adolescents at Final Height

Flavia Prodam ,

* E-mail: flavia.prodam@med.unipmn.it

Affiliations Division of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, University of “Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro”, Novara, Italy, Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy, I.C.O.S. (Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity Study), Novara, Italy
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Silvia Savastio,

Affiliation Division of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, University of “Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro”, Novara, Italy
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Giulia Genoni,

Affiliation Division of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, University of “Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro”, Novara, Italy
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Deepak Babu,

Affiliation Laboratory of Human Genetics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Mara Giordano,

Affiliations I.C.O.S. (Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity Study), Novara, Italy, Laboratory of Human Genetics, Department of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Roberta Ricotti,

Affiliation Division of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, University of “Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro”, Novara, Italy
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Gianluca Aimaretti,

Affiliation Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy
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Gianni Bona,

Affiliations Division of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, University of “Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro”, Novara, Italy, I.C.O.S. (Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity Study), Novara, Italy
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Simonetta Bellone

Affiliations Division of Pediatrics, Department of Health Sciences, University of “Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro”, Novara, Italy, Endocrinology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy, I.C.O.S. (Interdisciplinary Center for Obesity Study), Novara, Italy
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Effects of Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy Withdrawal on Glucose Metabolism in Not Confirmed GH Deficient Adolescents at Final Height

Flavia Prodam,
Silvia Savastio,
Giulia Genoni,
Deepak Babu,
Mara Giordano,
Roberta Ricotti,
Gianluca Aimaretti,
Gianni Bona,
Simonetta Bellone

Published: January 30, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0087157

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