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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-9-4
pubmed:abstractText
Short stature and gonad failure can be a side effect of total body irradiation (TBI). The purpose of the study was to evaluate the factors influencing final height and gonad function after TBI. Fifty young adults given TBI during childhood were included. Twenty-seven had been treated with growth hormone (GH). Those given single 10 Grays (Gy) or fractionated 12 Gy TBI had similar characteristics, GH peaks, final heights and gonad function. After the end of GH treatment, 11/20 patients evaluated had GH peak >10 microg/l. Final height was <-2s.d. in 29 (58%). The height loss between TBI and final height (2.4+/-1.1 s.d.) was greater in those who were younger when irradiated (P<0.0001). When the GH-treated and -untreated patients were analyzed separately, this loss was correlated with the age at TBI at 4-8 years for the GH-treated and at 6-8 years for the untreated. Boys showed negative correlations between testicular volume and plasma follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH, P=0.0008) and between plasma FSH and inhibin B (P=0.005) concentrations. We concluded that the indications for GH treatment should be mainly based on the age at irradiation, taking into account the GH peak. The plasma FSH and inhibin B concentrations may predict sperm function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0268-3369
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Published online 31 July 2006.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
427-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Age Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Body Height, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Child, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Female, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Follicle Stimulating Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Follow-Up Studies, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Growth Disorders, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Hematologic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Human Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Inhibins, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Male, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Organ Size, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Ovary, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Radiotherapy Dosage, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Sex Factors, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Spermatozoa, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Testis, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Transplantation Conditioning, pubmed-meshheading:16878146-Whole-Body Irradiation
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Final height and gonad function after total body irradiation during childhood.
pubmed:affiliation
Université Paris-Descartes, Unité d'Endocrinologie Pédiatrique, AP-HP, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study