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Growth hormone and the heart in Noonan syndrome.
Hormone research - 1 Dec 2009
Noordam C
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The clinical hallmarks of Noonan syndrome (NS) are facial dysmorphism, short stature and cardiac defects. As one of the common cardiac defects in NS is hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, there have been concerns regarding cardiac safety since the start of human growth hormone (hGH) therapy for NS. METHODS: Review of currently available data on the prevalence of cardiac defects, the theoretical effects of...
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