- Original Article
- Growth responses to growth hormone therapy in children with attenuated growth
who showed normal growth hormone response to stimulation tests
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Jae Hyun Kim, Hey Rim Chung, Young Ah Lee, Sun Hee Lee, Ji Hyub Kim, Choong Ho Shin, Sei Won Yang
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2009;52(8):922-929. Published online August 15, 2009
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Purpose:The aim was to investigate the clinical characteristics and responses to growth hormone (GH) therapy in children
with attenuated growth who showed normal GH responses to GH stimulation tests (GHST).
Methods:The study included 39 patients with height velocity (HV) of less than 4 cm/yr and normal GHST results. Clinical
characteristics of patients were analyzed retrospectively.
Results:Eleven were born as small for gestational age (SGA)... |
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