Publications by authors named "A Fotinou"

Purpose: To investigate the association between Triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) and Matsuda indices in Greek obese children and adolescents, in order to assess whether it could be used as a predictor of insulin resistance.

Methods: 367 children (47.7% boys) with mean age of 9.

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To date, 6 cases of 17p13.1 microduplications have been described in the literature. Intellectual disability is the core feature, together with minor facial dysmorphisms and obesity.

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Background: The adequacy of cortisol response in non-classical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH) has not been fully elucidated. The aim was to evaluate cortisol response to adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) stimulation test in children and adolescents with NCCAH and heterozygotes for CYP21A2 gene mutations.

Methods: One hundred and forty-six children and adolescents, mean age 7.

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Background And Purpose: To evaluate prospectively the changes and possible associations in lipid and thyroid profiles in children treated with oxcarbazepine (OXC) monotherapy.

Methods: Serum total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), triglycerides (TGs), lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)], free thyroxine (FT4), free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyrotropin (TSH) and gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) concentrations were measured in 23 children with epilepsy, before and at 8 and 18 months of OXC monotherapy.

Results: Total cholesterol was significantly increased at 8 months (P = 0.

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Background/aims: Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) is associated with gastric autoimmunity, which is characterized by the presence of parietal cell antibodies (APCA). We investigated gastric autoimmunity prevalence in T1DM children, its manifestations, determinants and association with thyroid gland (anti-Tg, anti-TPO) and pancreatic β-cell autoimmunity (anti-GAD) at baseline and 4 years later.

Methods: The initial cohort (D1) included 97 children with T1DM.

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