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Endocrine complications following pediatric bone marrow transplantation.

Josephine J Ho, Victor V Lewis, Gregory M T GM Guilcher, David K DK Stephure, and Danièle D Pacaud

J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 24(5-6):327-32 (2011) PMID 21823531

Pediatric bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for various diseases can lead to endocrine system dysfunction owing to preparative regimens involving chemotherapy and radiation therapy. We assessed the prevalence of post-BMT endocrine complications in children treated at the Alberta Children's Hospital (ACH) from 1991 to 2001. Time of onset of endocrine dysfunction, underlying disease processes, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and age at BMT were characterized. Subjects of

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