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Background: Gestational exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can impact the control of sexual differentiation by altering the hormonal environment of the foetus. Prenatal exposure to BPA, for instance could lead to disorders of sexual development. At the interface between the mother and the foetus, the placenta plays a key role in foetal programming and responds to environmental stressors in a sex specific manner. Epigenetics has appeared to be a key mechanism for...

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The ZOMATRIP Study: 4 Year Combination Therapy of GH and GnRHa in Girls with a Short Predicted Adult Height During Early Puberty: Interim Results at the End of the Treatment Phase

Rooman Raoul , France Annick , Heinrichs Claudine , Tenoutasse Sylvie , Brachet Cecile , Cools Martine , De Waele Kathleen , Masa Guy , Lebrethon Marie-Christine , Bourguignon Jean-Pierre , Gies Inge , Van Besien Jesse , De Rycke Christine , De Schepper Jean

Background: A combination of GH and a GnRH agonist is sometimes used to improve adult height in children with a poor height prediction, only few studies support this.Study design: In this multicenter study, 24 short girls in early puberty, with a bone age below 12.0 years, an adult height prediction below 151.0 cm and normal body proportions were treated with GH (Zomacton) transjections 50 μg/kg per day and triptorelin (Decapeptyl) i.m. (3.75 mg/mon...

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Sexually Dimorphic Methylation of SF-1 in Rat Placenta after Gestational Exposure to BPA

The ZOMATRIP Study: 4 Year Combination Therapy of GH and GnRHa in Girls with a Short Predicted Adult Height During Early Puberty: Interim Results at the End of the Treatment Phase

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