Article
Final height in congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency: the Italian experience.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Mar 2003
Brunelli V L, Russo G, Bertelloni S, Gargantini L, Balducci R, Chiesa L, Livieri C, De Sanctis C, Einaudi S, Virdis R, Saggese G, Chiumello G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of target height (TH), gender, phenotype, glucocorticoid formulation and age at onset of treatment on final height (FH) in patients with 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21OHD). PATIENTS: Clinical data of 93 patients--46 simple virilizing (SV), 35 salt-wasting (SW) and 12 late onset (LO)--were collected in six pediatric endocrinology units in Italy. RESULTS: FH and TH were always...
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