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| Title |
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency – Benefits, Side Effects, and Risks of Growth Hormone Replacement
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in endocrinology, January 2013
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| DOI | 10.3389/fendo.2013.00064 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Mary L. Reed, George R. Merriam, Atil Y. Kargi |
| Abstract |
Deficiency of growth hormone (GH) in adults results in a syndrome characterized by decreased muscle mass and exercise capacity, increased visceral fat, impaired quality of life, unfavorable alterations in lipid profile and markers of cardiovascular risk, decrease in bone mass and integrity, and increased mortality. When dosed appropriately, GH replacement therapy (GHRT) is well tolerated, with a low incidence of side effects, and improves most of the alterations observed in GH deficiency (GHD); beneficial effects on mortality, cardiovascular events, and fracture rates, however, remain to be conclusively demonstrated. The potential of GH to act as a mitogen has resulted in concern over the possibility of increased de novo tumors or recurrence of pre-existing malignancies in individuals treated with GH. Though studies of adults who received GHRT in childhood have produced conflicting reports in this regard, long-term surveillance of adult GHRT has not demonstrated increased cancer risk or mortality. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 33% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 33% |
| Ireland | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 156 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 154 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 22 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 19 | 12% |
| Researcher | 15 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 31 | 20% |
| Unknown | 37 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 49 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 6% |
| Psychology | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 25 | 16% |
| Unknown | 44 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 73. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 February 2024.
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