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ea0041ep700 | Growth hormone IGF axis - basic | ECE2016

Quality of Life (QoL) and IGF-I Status in Adults with Severe GHD

Shalet Stephen , Jonsson Peter , Pleil Andreas , Camacho-Hubner Cecilia , Abs Roger

Introduction: In adult patients with pituitary disease no relationship has been established between the biochemical severity of GHD and the degree of QoL impairment. Reasons may include heterogeneity of underlying pathologies, and the type of therapies received by GHD patients.Methods: The KIMS (Pfizer International Metabolic Database) database was used to focus solely on patients with non-functioning pituitary adenomas and prolactinomas treated by surge...