Publications by authors named "Igor P Oliveira"
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Longevity in untreated congenital growth hormone deficiency due to a homozygous mutation in the GHRH receptor gene.
Manuel H Aguiar-Oliveira
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Francielle T Oliveira
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Rossana M C Pereira
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Carla R P Oliveira
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Amanda Blackford
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Luis A Oliveira-Neto
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Igor P Oliveira
J Clin Endocrinol Metab
February 2010
Context: Reduced longevity observed in hypopituitarism has been attributed to GH deficiency (GHD). It is, however, unclear whether GHD or other confounding factors cause this early mortality.
Objective: The aim was to study longevity in subjects from a large kindred with untreated, lifetime isolated GHD (IGHD) due to a homozygous mutation in the GHRH receptor gene and in heterozygous carriers of the mutation.