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Growth hormone and gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog therapy in haploinsufficiency of SHOX.
Endocrine journal - 1 Jun 2001
Ogata T, Onigata K, Hotsubo T, Matsuo N, Rappold G
Abstract excerpt
We report on GH (0.5 IU or 0.17 mg/kg/week) and GnRH analog (GnRHa, 60 microg/kg, every 4 weeks) therapy in SHOX haploinsufficiency. Case 1 was a 46,XY boy with microdeletion of the Y chromosomal pseudoautosomal region. At 7 years of age, he exhibited short stature (-3.9 SD) with a reduced growth rate (3.8 cm/year), short 4th metacarpals, and mild Madelung deformity. GH therapy resulted in a marked increase in...
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