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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2024

Growth hormone treatment in congenital tufting enteropathy: a case report and literature review.

Mehmet Ali Oktay, Mahmut Orhun Çamurdan, Ödül Eğritaş Gürkan, Başak Alan Tehçi, Esra Döğer, Aysun Bideci

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Genotype-phenotype correlations inFrontiers in pediatrics · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mehmet Ali OktayDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Mahmut Orhun ÇamurdanDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Ödül Eğritaş GürkanDepartment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Başak Alan TehçiDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Esra DöğerDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Aysun BideciDepartment of Pediatric Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Gazi University, Ankara, Türkiye.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article aims to evaluate the effects of growth hormone (GH) therapy in a case with congenital tufting enteropathy (CTE). CTE is a rare autosomal recessive enteropathy that typically presents with persistent diarrhea. In this case, a 13-year-old girl presented with a diagnosis of CTE. Due to short stature, GH therapy was considered. Pre- and post-treatment evaluations were conducted for height, growth rate, and motor skills. As a result, an increase in growth rate and improvement in motor skills were observed with GH therapy. These findings suggest that the potential of GH therapy is to increase growth and improve the quality of life in patients with CTE. Further studies are needed to evaluate the long-term effects of GH therapy and its efficacy in broader patient groups.

Indexed as

Human Growth HormoneIntestinal DiseasesAdolescentDiarrheaFemaleGrowth DisordersHumansHuman Growth Hormonecongenital tufting enteropathygrowthgrowth hormone therapyparenteral nutritionshort stature

Identifiers

PMID39950165
PMCPMC11821479

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