ea0029oc1.6 | Pituitary Clinical I | ICEECE2012
Jorgensen A.
, Ueland T.
, Sode-Carlsen R.
, Schreiner T.
, Rabben K.
, Farholt S.
, Hoybye C.
, Christiansen J.
, Bollerslev J.
Background: Diabetes mellitus is prevalent in adults with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS), and GH therapy may deteriorate glucose balance.Design: We prospectively investigated effects of 12 months of GH treatment on body composition and insulin resistance in relation to BMI in forty-two adults, mean(±S.D.) age 28.5±6.7 years with genetically verified PWS. Three patients with known diabetes were excluded. Data from baseline and 1...