Growth restriction in children with type B Niemann-Pick disease.

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OBJECTIVES: To compare growth of children with type B Niemann-Pick disease (NPD) with disease variables including genotype, organomegaly, bone age, and serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional analysis of growth was performed in 23 children and adolescents with enzymatically and genotypically confirmed NPD. Liver and spleen volumes were measured by quantitative computed...

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