UCSF DIABETES, ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM TRAINING PROGRAM FACULTY RESEARCH SUMMARIES
LO, JOAN, M.D. Department of Medicine
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My current research focuses on metabolic, cardiovascular, and reproductive outcomes in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome. I am also interested in the role of reproductive hormones on body composition. Secondary areas of research interest include understanding the endocrinologic/metabolic and body composition changes associated with chronic illnesses, particularly HIV infection and chronic kidney disease.
Selected References
Lo JC, Mulligan K, Noor MA, Lee GA, Schwarz J-M, Grunfeld C, Schambelan M. The effects of low dose growth hormone in HIV-infected men with fat accumulation. Clin Infect Dis 39:732-735, 2004.
Lo JC, Chertow GM, Go AS, Hsu C-Y. Increased prevalence of subclinical and clinical hypothyroidism in persons with chronic kidney disease. Kidney Int. 67:1047-1052, 2005
Kurella M, Lo JC, Chertow GM. Metabolic syndrome and the risk for chronic kidney disease among nondiabetic adults. J Am Soc Nephrol 16:2134-40, 2005
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