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Growth response to growth hormone treatment in patients with SHOX deficiency can be predicted by the Cologne prediction model.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 26 Jan 2018
Hoyer-Kuhn Heike, Franklin Jeremy, Jones Christine, Blum Werner F, Schoenau Eckhard
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Background Growth hormone (GH) treatment in children with short stature homeobox-containing gene (SHOX) deficiency is recognized to increase height velocity (HV) and adult height. Prediction of growth response continues to be a challenge. A comparatively accurate method is the Cologne prediction model developed in children with GH deficiency. The aim was to investigate whether this model also applies to patients...
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