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Irene Halperin
Researcher at University of Barcelona
Publications - 115
Citations - 2548
Irene Halperin is an academic researcher from University of Barcelona. The author has contributed to research in topics: Acromegaly & Thyroid. The author has an hindex of 26, co-authored 108 publications receiving 2253 citations.
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Epidemiology, clinical characteristics, outcome, morbidity and mortality in acromegaly based on the Spanish Acromegaly Registry (Registro Español de Acromegalia, REA)
Antonio Mestron,Susan M. Webb,R. Astorga,Pedro J. Benito,Miguel Catalá,Sonia Gaztambide,Jose-Manuel Gomez,Irene Halperin,Tomas Lucas-Morante,Basilio Moreno,Gabriel Obiols,Pedro de Pablos,C. Páramo,Antonio Picó,E. Torres,Varela C,Jose-Antonio Vazquez,Juana Zamora,M. Albareda,Montserrat Gilabert +19 more
TL;DR: This acromegaly registry offers a realistic overview of the epidemiological characteristics, treatment outcome and morbidity of acromEGaly in Spain.
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Hormone-treated transsexuals report less social distress, anxiety and depression
Esther Gómez-Gil,Leire Zubiaurre-Elorza,Isabel Esteva,Antonio Guillamón,Teresa Godás,M. Cruz Almaraz,Irene Halperin,Manel Salamero +7 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that most transsexual patients attending a gender identity unit reported subclinical levels of social distress, anxiety, and depression, and patients under cross-sex hormonal treatment displayed a lower prevalence of these symptoms than patients who had not initiated hormonal therapy.
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Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire (ACROQOL) a new health-related quality of life questionnaire for patients with acromegaly: development and psychometric properties
Susan M. Webb,Luis Prieto,Xavier Badia,M. Albareda,Miguel Catalá,Sonia Gaztambide,Tomás Lucas,C. Páramo,Antonio Picó,A. Lucas,Irene Halperin,Gabriel Obiols,R. Astorga +12 more
TL;DR: This research aims to develop a disease‐specific questionnaire suitable to measure health‐related quality of life (HRQOL) in acromegaly (ACROQOL).
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Sorafenib in metastatic thyroid cancer
Jaume Capdevila,Lara Iglesias,Irene Halperin,Ángel Segura,Javier Martínez-Trufero,Maria Angeles Vaz,Jesus Corral,Gabriel Obiols,Enrique Grande,Juan J. Grau,Josep Tabernero +10 more
TL;DR: In this retrospective trial, sorafenib showed antitumor efficacy in all histological subtypes of thyroid cancer, warranting further development in this setting.
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Long-term remission and recurrence rate in a cohort of Cushing’s disease: the need for long-term follow-up
Gloria Aranda,Joaquim Enseñat,Mireia Mora,Manel Puig-Domingo,M. J. Martínez de Osaba,Gregori Casals,E. Verger,M. T. Ribalta,Felicia A. Hanzu,Irene Halperin +9 more
TL;DR: Two parameters were found to be significant predictors of remission after the first treatment: age at disease diagnosis and the development of adrenal insufficiency in the immediate post-operative state.