Allgrove syndrome: an autosomal recessive syndrome of ACTH insensitivity, achalasia and alacrima

PSJ Moore, RM Couch, YS Perry… - Clinical …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Allgrove syndrome (Isolated glucocorticoid deficiency, achalasia and alacrima) was found
in eight members of an inbred French Canadian/North American Indian pedigree. The high …

Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis changes in children after cardiac surgery

…, C Haines, IM Rebeyka, RM Couch - The Journal of Clinical …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Introduction: Hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid axis changes in critical illness result in nonthyroidal
illness syndrome (NTIS) characterized by abnormal TSH and thyroid hormone levels. It is …

Dissociation of cortisol and adrenal androgen secretion in poorly controlled insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

RM Couch - European Journal of Endocrinology, 1992 - academic.oup.com
In acute illness, cortisol secretion increases whereas that of the adrenal androgens,
dehydroepiandrosterone and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate declines. The present study …

Combined 17-Hydroxylase and 17,20-Desmolase Deficiencies: Evidence for Synthesis of a Defective Cytochrome P450c17

JSD Winter, RM Couch, J Muller… - The Journal of …, 1989 - academic.oup.com
We studied in vivo and in vitro steroidogenesis in six phenotypic female children with 17-hydroxylase
deficiency. The diagnosis was suspected as a likely cause of familial low renin …

Apparent postnatal onset of some manifestations of the Wiedemann‐Beckwith syndrome

…, E Ling, JM Friedman, RM Couch… - American journal of …, 1990 - Wiley Online Library
We report on 2 patients who were apparently normal at birth but later developed characteristics
of Wiedemann‐Beckwith syndrome (WBS). Both had hypoglycemia neonatally and …

Regulation of the activities of 17-hydroxylase and 17, 20-desmolase in the human adrenal cortex: kinetic analysis and inhibition by endogenous steroids

RM Couch, J Muller, JSD Winter - The Journal of Clinical …, 1986 - academic.oup.com
Kinetic analyses of 17–hydroxylase and 17,20– desmolase activities have been performed
on human adrenal microsomes from 12 individuals, aged 1–60 yr. The median Michaelis …

Hepatic dysfunction in Alström disease

MB Connolly, JE Jan, RM Couch… - American journal of …, 1991 - Wiley Online Library
Alström disease is a rare disorder; less than 20 cases have been reported. An 11-year-old girl
is described with this condition. She has pigmentary retinopathy, sensory neural deafness, …

Screening for adrenal antibodies in children with type 1 diabetes and autoimmune thyroid disease

SD Marks, R Girgis, RM Couch - Diabetes Care, 2003 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Couch, MD … Couch; Screening for Adrenal Antibodies in Children With Type 1 Diabetes and
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease. Diabetes Care 1 November 2003; 26 (11): 3187–3188 …

Kinetic analysis of inhibition of human adrenal steroidogenesis by ketoconazole

RM Couch, J Muller, YS Perry… - The Journal of Clinical …, 1987 - academic.oup.com
The kinetics of the inhibitory effects of the imidazole antimicrobial ketoconazole on the activities
of the steroidogenic enzymes distal to cholesterol side-chain cleavage were studied in …

High incidence of IDDM over 6 years in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

EL Toth, KC Lee, RM Couch, LF Martin - Diabetes Care, 1997 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of IDDM among children 0–14 years of age in
Edmonton, Alberta, between 1990 and 1995 by means of a population-based registry. …