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Long-term treatment with recombinant insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) in a child with IGF-1 gene mutation.
European journal of pediatrics - 1 Feb 2010
Concolino Daniela, Muzzi Gianluca, Sestito Simona, Vega Giovanna, Bonapace Giuseppe, Strisciuglio Pietro
Abstract excerpt
We assessed the efficacy and safety of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) therapy over a period of 7.5 years in a child with severe IGF-1 deficiency. Recombinant human IGF-1 was administered subcutaneously in doses between 40 and 80 microg/kg once daily. Height velocity increased from 2 cm/year on average at baseline to 7.9 cm/year during the first year of treatment. In the following years,...
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