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Hannelie M. Engbers MD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRuud Berger PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorPeter van Hasselt MD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorTom de Koning MD, PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMonique G. M. de Sain-van der Velden PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHester Kroes MD, PhD
Department of Medical Genetics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorGepke Visser MD, PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHannelie M. Engbers MD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorRuud Berger PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorPeter van Hasselt MD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorTom de Koning MD, PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorMonique G. M. de Sain-van der Velden PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorHester Kroes MD, PhD
Department of Medical Genetics, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorGepke Visser MD, PhD
Department of Metabolic and Endocrine Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
Search for more papers by this authorPotential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.
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