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Effects and adverse-effects of growth hormone therapy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome: A two year study
Su Jin Kim, Joong Bum Cho, Min Jung Kwak, Eun Kyung Kwon, Kyung Hoon Paik, Dong-Kyu Jin
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2008;51(7):742-746.   Published online July 15, 2008
Purpose : The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects and adverse side-effects of growth hormone (GH) therapy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). Methods : Forty-one patients who had been treated with GH for more than two years (24 boys and 17 girls, mean age 7.3?.3 years during treatment initiation) were enrolled for this study. Results : After...
Factors affecting the final adult height in survivors of childhood brain tumors
Kyong-Ah Yun, Young Ah Lee, Choong Ho Shin, Sei Won Yang, Hee Young Shin, Hyo Seop Ahn, Il Han Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2007;50(1):65-73.   Published online January 15, 2007
Purpose : Short stature is an important complication that impairs the quality of life in survivors of childhood brain tumors. We studied their final adult height (FAH) to evaluate risk factors for short stature. Methods : We reviewed the medical data of 95 survivors of childhood brain tumors (64 males and 31 females) who had been followed up from 1982 to...
Case Report
Two Cases of Growth Hormone Therapy in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopath
Jeong Won Shin, Hong Ryang Kil, Jae Hong Yu
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2001;44(8):942-947.   Published online August 15, 2001
Growth hormone receptor gene is expressed in the myocardium and growth hormone(GH) administration has been shown to increase cardiac insulin-like growth factor-I(IGF-1) contents. The cardiac myocyte express IGF-I receptors and IGF-I promotes cardiac hypertrophy. Furthermore GH therapy has been reported to have beneficial effects in the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy in adults. We have studied the effect of short term...
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The Relationships of Pretreatment IGF-I SDS, Delay in Bone Age and Response to Recombinant Human Growth Hormone(rhGH) Therapy in Children with Growth Hormone Deficiency
Seon-Young You, Ki-Joong Kim, Jeh-Hoon Shin, Jin-Nyoung Park, Hee-Jeong Ahn, Yong-Joo Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1998;41(1):90-98.   Published online January 15, 1998
Purpose : To assess whether pretreatment IGF-I SDS and pretreatmental bone age are useful indicators in the response of rhGH therapy in children with GH deficiency(GHD), the relationship between pretreatment IGF-I SDS, delay in bone age and the growth response during the first year of rhGH treatment was analyzed. Methods : This study included 12 children with GHD. We measured IGF-I levels by RIA...
Cardiovascular Effects of Growth Hormone Treatment in Idiopathic Short Stature
Hyang Ok Woo, Dong Wook Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1997;40(8):1149-1155.   Published online August 15, 1997
Purpose : An excess of GH causes various problems within the cardiovascular system including cardiac hypertrophy and abnormalities of left ventricle(LV) function. To evaluate the cardiovascular effects due to GH treatment in idiopathic short stature (ISS), we measured the cardiovascular function. Methods : Twenty-two echocardiographic studies were performed in ISS who were admitted from Jan. 1994 through Jul. 1996, and they were divided into two...
The Changes of the Bone Mineral Density in the Girls with Turner Syndrome, using Recombinant Human Growth Hormone
Sei Won Yang
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1996;39(6):839-845.   Published online June 15, 1996
Purpose : Estrogen deficiency causes sexual infantilism in Turner syndrome, which could decrease the bone mineral density(BMD) since birth. This decreased BMD might be contributed by the decreased growth hormone(GH) secretion. To improve the decreased BMD, estrogen therapy is recommended, especially after the pubertal age, but estrogen therpay during childhood can accelerate the epiphyseal fusion, resulting in shorter final height. There is...
Effect of yeast-derived methionyl recombinant growth hormone on growth hormone deficient dwarf.
Jong Jin Seo
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(9):1269-1275.   Published online September 30, 1991
Fifteen GH deficient dwarfs were treated with LBD-003, the first year-derived rhGH produced in Korea. The growth promoting effect of LBD-003 was excellent and similar to that of the pituitary extract GH or the previous imported rhGHs. The serum concentrations of IGF-1 at 6th and 12th month of treatment showed significant elevation (p< 0.005, p< 0.001 respectively), but no significant correlation was observed between the...
Clinical effects of recombinant Korean growth hormone (LBD-003).
Duk Hi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1991;34(8):1110-1115.   Published online August 31, 1991
LBD-003, methionyl GH, has been produced recently in the yeast by the use of recombinant method. The clinical efficacy and immunogenecity of LBD-003 were studied in 20 patients with naive GH deficiency. The subjects of this study were aged 5.1—13.9 years and received GH 1.5IU/kg thrice weekly for 1 year. During treatment, height, body weight & bone age were checked. Blood count, chemistry amd thyroid...
Clinical Study on Growth Hormone Deficient Dwarfs.
Duk Hi Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(5):597-606.   Published online May 31, 1988
34 patients with growth hormone (GH) deficiency were studied. The affected males outnumber females in a proportion of 1.8 to 1. The chronological ages on diagnosis was average 9.4 years old and bone age was delayed with average 6.6 years old. The major cause of GH deficiency was idiopathic and organic causes such as craniopharyngioma, germinoma & Tb. meningitis were relatively uncommon. Cerebral anoxia seemed...
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