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Catch-up growth in autosomal dominant isolated growth hormone deficiency (IGHD type II).
Growth hormone & IGF research : official journal of the Growth Hormone Research Society and the International IGF Research Society - 1 Jun 2007
Binder G, Iliev D I, Mullis P E, Ranke M B
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Data on the GH-induced catch-up growth of severely GH-deficient children affected by monogenetic defects are missing. PATIENTS: Catch-up growth of 21 prepubertal children (6 females, 15 males) affected with IGHD type II was analyzed in a retrospective chart review. At start of therapy, mean age was 6.2 years (range, 1.6-15.0), mean height SDS was -4.7 (-7.6 to -2.2), mean IGF-I SDS was -6.2 (-10.1 to...
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