Articles by author - Qinghua Gu

Autoimmune hypophysitis may eventually become empty sella.

Gao H, Gu Y, Qiu M.

Case Reports 2013; 34(2): 102-106 PubMed PMID: 23645305  Keywords:  Autoimmune Diseases:diagnosis, Empty Sella Syndrome:diagnosis, Female, Glucocorticoids:therapeutic use, Humans, Hypopituitarism:diagnosis, Inflammation:pathology, Magnetic Resonance Imaging:methods, Middle Aged, Pituitary Gland:pathology, Treatment Outcom.    Citation

: Autoimmune hypophysitis (AH) is commonly believed to be a rare chronic inflammatory condition of the pituitary gland. In clinical practi.....

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The endocrine and metabolic evaluation of benign symmetrical lipomatosis: a case report and literature review.

Gu W, Dou J, Yang G, Li J, Ba J, Lu Z, Mu Y, Lu J.

Case Reports 2010; 31(4): 446-450 PubMed PMID: 20802440  Keywords:  Glucose Clamp Technique, Humans, Insulin Resistance, Lipomatosis, Multiple Symmetrical:diagnosis, Liver:pathology, Male, Middle Aged,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Benign symmetrical lipomatosis (BSL) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of multiple, symmetric and nonencapsulated.....

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Evaluation of the association between the CYP19 Tetranucleotide (TTTA)n polymorphism and polycystic ovarian syndrome(PCOS) in Han Chinese women.

Hao C, Zhang N, Qu Q, Wang X, Gu H, Chen Z.

Journal Article 2010; 31(3): 370-374 PubMed PMID: 20588246  Keywords:  Adult, Aromatase:genetics, Asian Continental Ancestry Group:genetics, Female, Genetic Association Studies, Humans, Microsatellite Repeats, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome:genetics, Polymorphism, Genetic,.    Citation

OBJECTIVE: Evidence indicates that the CYP19 gene is a positional and functional candidate for genetic study in polycystic ovarian syndrom.....

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Evaluation of association between the CYP11alpha promoter pentannucleotide (TTTTA)n polymorphism and polycystic ovarian syndrome among Han Chinese women.

Hao C, Bao H, Zhang N, Gu H, Chen Z.

Journal Article 2009; 30(1): 56-60 PubMed PMID: 19300392  Keywords:  Adult, Body Mass Index, Case-Control Studies, China, Cholesterol Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme:genetics, Female, Gene Frequency, Genetic Linkage, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Genotype, Humans, Microsatellite Repeats:genetics, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome:.    Citation

: Evidence indicates that CYP11alpha is a positional and functional candidate for genetic study in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). In .....

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Novel non-synonymous mutation in the transforming growth factor beta binding protein-like (TB) domain of the fibrillin-1 (FBN1) gene in a Han Chinese family with Marfan syndrome (MFS).

Qin Y, Yan J, Simpson J, Gu H, Wang L, Chen Z.

Journal Article 2007; 28(5): 629-632 PubMed PMID: 17984934  Keywords:  Adult, Amino Acid Substitution, China, Female, Fibrillin-1, Fibrillins, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Humans, Latent TGF-beta Binding Proteins:metabolism, Male, Marfan Syndrome:genetics, Microfilament Proteins:genetics, Middle Aged, Mutation, Missens.    Citation

: In order to further understand the role of fibrillin-1 (FBN1, OMIM 134797) perturbations in the pathogenesis of Marfan syndrome (MFS, OM.....

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