Dr. Alyne Theresa Ricker MD
Endocronologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Endocrinology
1 Joslin Pl Boston MA, 02215About
Dr. Alyne Ricker is a pediatric endocrinologist practicing in Boston, MA. Dr. Ricker specializes in growth, puberty, diabetes or other disorders related to hormones that produce certain conditions in children and growing young adults. Pediatric endocrinologists possess copious knowledge on hormone chemicals and how they can affect other parts of the body and their functions.
Education and Training
Centre Med Univ, Fac of Med, Geneve, Switzerland 1977
Universite De Geneve, Faculte De Medecine 1977
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Endocrinology
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Reversible hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with nesidioblastosis.
- Hyperinsulinemia, cardiomyopathy, and diazoxide therapy.
- A novel neuroendocrine cell surface glycoprotein: identification, isolation, and initial characterization.
- Radioassay determination of insulin autoantibodies in NOD mice. Correlation with increased risk of progression to overt diabetes.
- Transient hyperglycemia in childhood: identification of a subgroup with imminent diabetes mellitus.
- Sequence of cDNA encoding human insulin-like growth factor I precursor.
- Isolation of cDNA clones for the human complement protein factor B, a class III major histocompatibility complex gene product.
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