Growth in disorders of adrenal hyperfunction.
Growth is disturbed by adrenal hypersecretion of androgens or cortisol. Androgen excess in virilizing adrenal tumours causes advanced growth and bone age. In 9 girls with virilizing tumours, mean heights at diagnosis and final heights were 1.23 +/- 0.42 and 1.3 +/- 0.37 SDS respectively. In poorly c...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2002
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