AIM
To construct the body mass index reference curves for Turkish children aged 6 to 18 y, and to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS
Height and weight… (More)
AIM
To create up-to-date reference standards for Turkish children, and to compare these with growth standards for US children (CDC 2000 Growth Charts) and with previous local data.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW
The prevalence of obesity is on the increase, and consequently metabolic syndrome is also becoming a serious health problem in children and adolescents all over the world. This… (More)
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) enables analysis of the human genome on a scale previously unachievable by Sanger sequencing. Exome sequencing of the coding regions and conserved splice sites has… (More)
Fetal male sexual differentiation is driven by two testicular hormones: testosterone (synthesized by interstitial Leydig cells) and antimüllerian hormone (AMH; produced by Sertoli cells present in… (More)
We evaluated the frequency of renal malformations in relation to nonmosaic 45,X (group A, 45 patients, 54.9%) and mosaic/structural abnormalities of X (group B, 37 patients, 45.1%) in 82 Turkish… (More)
21-Hydroxylase deficiency is a recessively inherited disorder resulting from mutations in the CYP21 gene. The CYP21 gene is located along with the CYP21P pseudogene in the human leukocyte antigen… (More)
The aim was to evaluate postnatal growth of preterm infants in childhood and to determine factors that have an effect on catch-up growth (CUG). Ninety-six (42F, 54M) preterm born children with a… (More)
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed to integrate the existing updated reference standards for the growth of Turkish infants and children and to compare these values with World Health Organization (WHO)… (More)
CONTEXT
Primary adrenal insufficiency (PAI) is a life-threatening condition that is often due to monogenic causes in children. Although congenital adrenal hyperplasia occurs commonly, several other… (More)