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ReviewReumatologia2023

The influence of growth hormone deficiency on bone health and metabolisms.

Arnika Wydra, Izabella Czajka-Oraniec, Jakub Wydra, Wojciech Zgliczyński

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Review in Reumatologia, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  4. [Multiple clinical effects of recombinant human growth hormone therapy].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2026
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  9. Fracture risks in patients aged 50 years and older with panhypopituitarism: a nationwide cohort study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Arnika WydraDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8232-4054
Izabella Czajka-OraniecDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0099-1361
Jakub WydraDepartment of Internal Medicine, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5354-3578
Wojciech ZgliczyńskiDepartment of Endocrinology, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education, Bielanski Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7283-4755

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Growth hormone (GH) is a key peptide hormone in the regulation of bone metabolism, through its systemic and paracrine action mediated directly as well as by insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Growth hormone exerts pleiotropic effects leading to an increase in linear bone growth, accumulation of bone mineral content and preservation of peak bone mass. Furthermore, it influences protein, lipid, and carbohydrate metabolism.Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) causes a low bone turnover rate leading to reduced bone mineral density (BMD) and increased bone fragility. The results of GH insufficiency are the most pronounced among children as it negatively affects longitudinal bone growth, causing short stature and in adolescents, in whom it hinders the acquisition of peak bone mass. Most studies show that treatment with recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) in GHD patients could improve BMD and decrease fracture risk. This review aims to summarize the pathophysiology, clinical picture and management of bone complications observed in GHD.

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bonefracturesgrowth hormone deficiency

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PMID37745147
PMCPMC10515129

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