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HGH TESTING IN THE NFL: IS THE SCIENCE READY?
HEARING
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COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT  AND GOVERNMENT REFORM HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
SECOND SESSION DECEMBER 12, 2012
Serial No. 112–192
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COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM
DARRELL E. ISSA, California,
Chairman
DAN BURTON, Indiana JOHN L. MICA, Florida TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania MICHAEL R. TURNER, Ohio PATRICK T. M
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HENRY, North Carolina JIM JORDAN, Ohio JASON CHAFFETZ, Utah CONNIE MACK, Florida TIM WALBERG, Michigan JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma JUSTIN AMASH, Michigan  ANN MARIE BUERKLE, New York PAUL A. GOSAR, Arizona RAU´L R. LABRADOR, Idaho PATRICK MEEHAN, Pennsylvania SCOTT D
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JARLAIS, Tennessee JOE WALSH, Illinois TREY GOWDY, South Carolina DENNIS A. ROSS, Florida BLAKE FARENTHOLD, Texas MIKE KELLY, Pennsylvania  VACANCY ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland,
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EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CAROLYN B. MALONEY, New York ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of Columbia DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Ohio JOHN F. TIERNEY, Massachusetts WM. LACY CLAY, Missouri STEPHEN F. LYNCH, Massachusetts JIM COOPER, Tennessee GERALD E. CONNOLLY, Virginia MIKE QUIGLEY, Illinois DANNY K. DAVIS, Illinois BRUCE L. BRALEY, Iowa PETER WELCH, Vermont JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky CHRISTOPHER S. MURPHY, Connecticut JACKIE SPEIER, California L
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Hearing held on December 12, 2012 ......................................................................1 WITNESSES Mr. Lawrence A. Tabak, DDS,Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Oral Statement .................................................................................................5 Written Statement ............................................................................................8 Mr. Larry Bowers, Ph.D., Chief Science Officer, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Oral Statement .................................................................................................15 Written Statement ............................................................................................17 Mr. Richard M. Butkus, NFL Hall of Fame Member, I Play Clean (IPlayclean.org) Oral Statement .................................................................................................23 Linn Goldberg, M.D., FACSM, Head, Division of Health Promotion and Sports Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University Oral Statement .................................................................................................23 Written Statement ............................................................................................26 Mr. Michael Gimbel, Director, Powered By Me, University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center Oral Statement .................................................................................................35 Written Statement ............................................................................................37  APPENDIX The Honorable Darrell Issa, a Member of Congress from the State of Cali-fornia, Hearing Preview Statement ....................................................................58 Endocrine Reviews ...................................................................................................59 The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, a Member of Congress from the State of Maryland, Opening Statement .......................................................................92 Letter to The Honorable Jason Chaffetz, a Member of Congress from the State of Utah from Basic Research .....................................................................94 Letter to Darrell E. Issa from the U.S. Olympic Committee ...............................96 The Honorable Gerald E. Connolly, a Member of Congress from the State of Virginia, written statement ............................................................................98 Mr. Donald M. Hooton, Taylor Hooton Foundation, written statement .............100 Mr. Travis T. Tygary, United States Anti-Doping Agency, letter on Human Growth Hormone ..................................................................................................102 Letter to Dr. Larry D. Bowers from Dr. Gmeiner, President World Association of Anti-Doping Scientists .....................................................................................104 Letter to Senator John McCain from Mr. David Howman, Director General, World Anti-Doping Agency ..................................................................................112 Mr. Dennis W. Gay, CEO, Basic Research, written statement to Congressman Jason Chaffetz ......................................................................................................115 Letter to Rep. Jason Chaffetz from Steve and Melyn Campbell, Limitless Worldwide .............................................................................................................118
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