ADULT GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY
Préface :
“The basic tenet in endocrinology, that hormone deficiency should be replaced to restore health, also applies to
growth hormone deficiency in the adult. This realisation has been brought about by advances in molecular
genetics, recombinant technology, clinical chemistry, metabolic techniques and computerised imaging. These
advances have rapidly increased our understanding of the causes and consequences of growth hormone
deficiency in the adult, have improved diagnosis and demonstrated unequivocal benefits of treatment with
growth hormone. These advances have introduced new, exciting and at times complex concepts across many
fields including pituitary gland development, growth hormone structure, growth hormone receptor function,
cellular mechanisms and metabolic regulation. How these impact on the clinical phenotype are beautifully
captured in this CDROM on growth hormone deficiency in adults.
Professor Beckers has produced an engaging resource structured around an interactive platform which takes the
user effortlessly through anatomy, physiology, aetiology, clinical manifestations and therapy. He has employed
the latest in multi-media technology featuring superb graphics and video clips that are accurate and aesthetic.
The product is comprehensive, well-referenced and is an invaluable tool for endocrine scientist and clinicians. It
will stand out as a classic format by accomplishing the presentation of rigorous and complex scientific
information in a vivid manner.
Ken HO
Professor of Medicine
Head, Pituitary Research Unit,
The Garvan Institute of Medical Research
Chairman, Department of Endocrinology,
St Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney NSW Australia