MRC Epidemiology Unit - Publications Database

Associations between genetic obesity susceptibility and early postnatal fat and lean mass: an individual participant meta-analysis.

Elks CE, Heude B, de Zegher F, Barton SJ, Clément K, Inskip HM, Koudou Y, Cooper C, Dunger DB, Ibáñez L, Charles MA, and Ong KK

JAMA pediatrics. Oct 2014

(DOI : 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.1619)

Hyperinsulinaemic androgen excess in adolescent girls.

Ibáñez L, Ong KK, López-Bermejo A, Dunger DB, and de Zegher F

Nature reviews. Endocrinology. Apr 2014

(DOI : 10.1038/nrendo.2014.58)

Prevalence and determinants of hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants: cohort analyses of the NIRTURE study.

Beardsall K, Vanhaesebrouck S, Ogilvy-Stuart AL, Vanhole C, Palmer CR, Ong K, vanWeissenbruch M, Midgley P, Thompson M, Thio M, Cornette L, Ossuetta I, Iglesias I, Theyskens C, de Jong M, Gill B, Ahluwalia JS, de Zegher F, and Dunger DB

The Journal of pediatrics. Aug 2009

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.04.032)

Association between a common variant near MC4R and change in body mass index develops by two weeks of age.

Petry CJ, López-Bermejo A, Díaz M, Sebastiani G, Ong KK, de Zegher F, Dunger DB, and Ibáñez L

Hormone research in paediatrics. Mar 2009

(DOI : 10.1159/000284392)

Flutamide metformin for post-menarcheal girls with preclinical ovarian androgen excess: evidence for differential response by androgen receptor genotype.

Ong KK, de Zegher F, López-Bermejo A, Dunger DB, and Ibáñez L

European journal of endocrinology. Nov 2007

(DOI : 10.1530/EJE-07-0261)

Persisting benefits 12-18 months after discontinuation of pubertal metformin therapy in low birthweight girls.

Ong K, de Zegher F, Valls C, Dunger DB, and Ibáñez L

Clinical endocrinology. Jul 2007

(DOI : 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2007.02952.x)

Lack of association between common polymorphisms in the 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type V gene (HSD17B5) and precocious pubarche.

Petry CJ, Ong KK, Wingate DL, de Zegher F, Ibáñez L, and Dunger DB

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology. Dec 2006

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2007.01.004)

Metformin treatment to prevent early puberty in girls with precocious pubarche.

Ibáñez L, Ong K, Valls C, Marcos MV, Dunger DB, and de Zegher F

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. May 2006

(DOI : 10.1210/jc.2006-0336)

Early development of adiposity and insulin resistance after catch-up weight gain in small-for-gestational-age children.

Ibáñez L, Ong K, Dunger DB, and de Zegher F

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. Mar 2006

(DOI : 10.1210/jc.2005-2778)

Metformin therapy during puberty delays menarche, prolongs pubertal growth, and augments adult height: a randomized study in low-birth-weight girls with early-normal onset of puberty.

Ibáñez L, Valls C, Ong K, Dunger DB, and de Zegher F

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism. Feb 2006

(DOI : 10.1210/jc.2005-2329)

Associations between common variation in the aromatase gene promoter region and testosterone concentrations in two young female populations.

Petry CJ, Ong KK, Michelmore KF, Artigas S, Wingate DL, Balen AH, de Zegher F, Ibáñez L, and Dunger DB

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology. Jul 2005

(DOI : 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2005.09.007)