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Purpose : We observed the effect of three year-administration of recombinant human growth
hormone(rhGH) on the growth in the children with chronic renal failure(CRF).
Methods : Five prepubertal children(three boys and two girls) with CRF, who had been
managed by conservative methods, were given rhGH(1 U/kg/week) for three years. Growth
parameters, such as growth velocity, height standard deviation score(SDS), and predicted final
adult height, obtained... |
