insulin-like growth factor axis
insulin resistance in children
type 2 diabetes in children
pediatric diabetes
pediatric carbohydrate metabolism
pediatric endocrinology
resident education
patient-oriented research
Selected Publications
Fourtner S., Weinzimer, S., Katz, LEL: Hyperglycemic Hyperosmolar Non-ketotic Syndrome in Children with Type 2 Diabetes. Pediatric Diabetes 6(3): 129-135, September 2005.
Lorraine E. Levitt Katz, Sanjeev Swami, Máire Abraham, Kathryn M. Murphy, Abbas F. Jawad, Heather McKnight-Menci,1 and Robert Berkowitz, : Neuropsychiatric Disorders at The Presentation of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus In Children. Pediatric Diabetes 6: 84-89, June 2005.
Ferry, Robert J.; Cohen, Pinchas; Katz, Lorraine: Pharmacodynamic Considerations with Recombinant Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I in Children. Hormone Research Vol. 63 (5): 220-227, 2005.
Magge,S.N., Syng, S.L., Ganguly, A., MacMullen, C., Steinkrauss, L., Katz, L., Stanley, C.A.: Familial Leucine-Sensitive Hypoglycemia of Infancy Due to A Dominant Mutation of The Beta Cell Sulfonylurea Receptor. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism 89: 4450-4456, September 2004.
Shim ML, Katz LEL, Chen A, Cohen P, Ferry RJ: Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 is a novel mediator of apoptosis in Insulin-Secreting Cells. Growth Hormone and IGF Research 14 (3): 216-225, 2004.
Tershakovec, A.M., Kuppler, K.L., Zemel, B., Katz,L., Weinzimer, S., Stallings, V.: Body Composition and Metabolic Factors in Obese Children and Adolescents. International Journal of Obesity 27: 19-24, 2003.
Kawame,H., Adachi, M., Tachibana, K., Kurosawa, K., Ito, F., Gleason, M.M., Weinzimer, S., Katz, L., Sullivan, K., McDonald-McGinn, D.M.: Graves' Disease in Patients with 22q11.2 Deletion. J Pediatr 2002;139: 892-5, 2002.
Katz, L.E.L., Deleon, D., Zhao, H., Jawad, A.: Free and Total Insulin-like Growth Factor-I(IGF-I) Levels Decline During Facting: Relationships with Insulin and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-1. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology and Metabolism 87(6): 2978-2983, 2002.
Ferry, R., Kesavulu, V., Kelly, A., Katz, L.E.L., Moshang, T.: Hyponatremia and Polyuria in Children with Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus: Challenges in Diagnosis and Management. Journal of Pediatrics 138: 744-7, 2001.
Ng, D., Ferry, R., Kelly, A., Weinzimer, S., Stanley, C.A., Katz, L.E.L.: Acarbose Treatment of Post-Prandial Hypoglycemia (PPH) in Children Following Nissen Fundoplication. Journal of Pediatrics 139(6): 877-879, 2001.
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