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Study · Not a test of the peptide alone · 2021

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Idiopathic combined adrenocorticotropin and growth hormone deficiency mimicking chronic fatigue syndrome.

Tokumasu K, Ochi K, Otsuka F

BMJ case reports22 Oct 2021Cited by 4 (Europe PMC)

PMID34686480 (opens in a new tab)PMCIDPMC8543625 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1136/bcr-2021-244861 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-34686480
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Results from this study1

No result from this study comes from a test of the peptide.

Studies that did not test the peptide alone1

In this study, GHRP-2 was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. These results are not evidence about taking GHRP-2.

  1. 01HumanNot a test of GHRP-2 aloneCase report or seriesOther

    In a 42-year-old man with fatigue, a GHRP‑2 test showed growth hormone deficiency, and GH replacement therapy was started.

    In plain wordsIn one man with severe fatigue, a GHRP‑2 test showed growth hormone deficiency. This is a diagnostic test result, not a GHRP‑2 treatment effect.

    Peptide
    GHRP-2
    Outcome
    Not applicableGH deficiency found by GHRP-2 test
    Study

    n = 1

    Outcome group
    Growth hormone and IGF-1 · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    A secondary workup using a growth hormone-releasing peptide-2 test revealed that he also had growth hormone (GH) deficiency
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    A 42-year-old man who had suffered from severe fatigue for 5 years was diagnosed as having chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia.

    In this study, GHRP-2 was a lab tool or a carrier, part of a mix, or the subject of a lab method. This result is not evidence about taking GHRP-2.

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Version history

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  1. Version 2Current

    13 Oct 2026, 21:44 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    13 Oct 2026, 16:31 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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