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CellWell record HH-151780

Reduced serum cortisol, IGF-1, GLP-1, and T3 levels in medication-free children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder: a case-control study

Fatma Coşkun; Hasibe Ağır; Rukiye Esra Ildız; İbrahim Kılınç; Necati Uzun; Emine Göktaş; Ahmet Osman Kılıç

2026

In plain language

Medication-free children and adolescents with obsessive-compulsive disorder had significantly lower serum cortisol, IGF-1, GLP-1, and T3 than healthy controls, independent of age, sex, and mood symptoms.

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Design
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