George Werther

Azathioprine Immunotherapy: Australian Trials

Leonard C Harrison, Jennifer J Cook, Hudson Irene, Dean Brian, Peter G Colman, F Ian Martin, George A Werther, Garry L Warne, John M Court

Book Chapter  |  2019

A will and a way to fund medicines for rare diseases: the story of human growth hormone replacement for adults with growth hormone deficiency

Wendy Lipworth, Geoffrey Ambler, Morton G Burt, Jan Fairchild, Warrick J Inder, George Werther, Ken Ho

Journal article  |  2018  |  Internal Medicine Journal

Growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy was recently recommended by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) for list..

Serum IGFBP-2 levels are associated with reduced insulin sensitivity in obese children

SW Yau, BE Harcourt, K-T Kao, EJ Alexander, VC Russo, GA Werther, MA Sabin

Journal article  |  2018  |  Clinical Obesity

Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 2 (IGFBP-2) may represent a critical link between body composition and insulin sensitiv..

Impaired bone and muscle development in young people treated with antiepileptic drugs

Peter J Simm, Sebastian Seah, Alex Gorelik, Lauren Gilbert, Jenning Nuguid, George A Werther, Mark T Mackay, Jeremy L Freeman, Sandra J Petty, John D Wark

Journal article  |  2017  |  Epilepsia

OBJECTIVE: Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are associated with reduced bone density, balance impairment, and increased fracture risk in..

Low dose growth hormone treatment in infants and toddlers with Prader-Willi syndrome is comparable to higher dosage regimens

Elly Scheermeyer, Mark Harris, Ian Hughes, Patricia A Crock, Geoffrey Ambler, Charles F Verge, Phil Bergman, George Werther, Maria E Craig, Catherine S Choong, Peter SW Davies

Journal article  |  2017  |  Growth Hormone & IGF Research

OBJECTIVE: Evaluate benefit and risk of low dose growth hormone treatment (GHT, 4.5mg/m2/week) in very young children with Prader-..

Disorders of sex development: insights from targeted gene sequencing of a large international patient cohort

Stefanie Eggers, Simon Sadedin, Jocelyn A van den Bergen, Gorjana Robevska, Thomas Ohnesorg, Jacqueline Hewitt, Luke Lambeth, Aurore Bouty, Ingrid M Knarston, Yang Tan Tiong, Fergus Cameron, George Werther, John Hutson, Michele O'Connell, Sonia R Grover, Yves Heloury, Margaret Zacharin, Philip Bergman, Chris Kimber, Justin Brown, et al.

Journal article  |  2016  |  Genome Biology

BACKGROUND: Disorders of sex development (DSD) are congenital conditions in which chromosomal, gonadal, or phenotypic sex is atypi..

Growth and the Growth Hormone-Insulin Like Growth Factor 1 Axis in Children With Chronic Inflammation: Current Evidence, Gaps in Knowledge, and Future Directions

SC Wong, R Dobie, MA Altowati, GA Werther, C Farquharson, SF Ahmed

Journal article  |  2016  |  Endocrine Reviews

Growth failure is frequently encountered in children with chronic inflammatory conditions like juvenile idiopathic arthritis, infl..

Intravenous glucagon in a deliberate insulin overdose in an adolescent with type 1 diabetes mellitus

Mary White, Margaret R Zacharin, George A Werther, Fergus J Cameron

Journal article  |  2016  |  Pediatric Diabetes

Massive insulin overdose may be associated with unpredictable and prolonged hypoglycemia. Concerns surrounding the potential provo..

Turner syndrome patients with bicuspid aortic valves and renal malformations exhibit abnormal expression of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP)

Ganesh S Jevalikar, Margaret Zacharin, Mary White, Steven W Yau, Winnie Li, Charlotte Ijspeert, Vincenzo C Russo, George A Werther, Matthew A Sabin

Journal article  |  2015  |  Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

OBJECTIVE: We analyzed mRNA expression of X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein (XIAP) in patients with Turner syndrome (TS) and..

Risk Factors for Decline in IQ in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes Over the 12 Years From Diagnosis/Illness Onset. Diabetes Care 2015;38:236-242 Response

Ashleigh Lin, Elisabeth A Northam, George A Werther, Fergus J Cameron

Journal article  |  2015  |  Diabetes Care