Endocrine Abstracts

Background. Abnormal lipoprotein composition associated with growth hormone deficiency (GHD) may contribute to increased mortality observed in conventionally replaced hypopituitarism. Aim. To examine the effects of forty weeks of growth hormone replacement (GHR) on lipoprotein composition and LDL size in sixteen GHD hypopituitary subjects. In eight patients, VLDL and LDL composition were additionally assessed after eight weeks. Methods. VLDL and LDL were separated by different...