Due to increasing life expectancy in thalassemia major (TM), osteoporosis is emerging as a significant problem. Its aetiology is multifactorial, culminating in increased bone resorption and impaired remodelling. Hypogona...
We report a six-year-old boy who presented with short stature, microcephaly, dysmorphic features, and developmental delay and who was identified with a terminal deletion of 15q26.2q26.3 containing the insulin-like growth...
Objective: The current study aimed to investigate psychiatric consequences of obesity and the relationship between componenets of the metabolic syndrome and psychiatric disorders in children. Our second aim was to elucid...
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Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common (1/500–1/1000) chromosomal disorder in males, but only 10% of cases are identified in childhood. This study aimed to review the data of children with KS to assess t...
Pathogenesis of Thalassemia Major-associated Osteoporosis: A Review with Insights from Clinical Experience
Due to increasing life expectancy in thalassemia major (TM), osteoporosis is emerging as a significant problem. Its aetiology is multifactorial, culminating in increased bone resorption and impaired remodelling. Hypogona...
Response to Growth Hormone Treatment in a Patient with Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 Receptor Deletion
We report a six-year-old boy who presented with short stature, microcephaly, dysmorphic features, and developmental delay and who was identified with a terminal deletion of 15q26.2q26.3 containing the insulin-like growth...
Insulin Resistance as Related to Psychiatric Disorders in Obese Children
Objective: The current study aimed to investigate psychiatric consequences of obesity and the relationship between componenets of the metabolic syndrome and psychiatric disorders in children. Our second aim was to elucid...
Vitamin D Deficiency and Insufficiency According to Current Criteria for Children: Vitamin D Status of Elementary School Children in Turkey
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Klinefelter Syndrome in Childhood: Variability in Clinical and Molecular Findings
Objective: Klinefelter syndrome (KS) is the most common (1/500–1/1000) chromosomal disorder in males, but only 10% of cases are identified in childhood. This study aimed to review the data of children with KS to assess t...