GROWTH-HORMONE TREATMENT IN NOONAN SYNDROME - REPORT OF 4 CASES WHO REACHED FINAL HEIGHT

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作者
MUNICCHI, G
PASQUINO, AM
PUCARELLI, I
CIANFARANI, S
PASSERI, F
机构
[1] UNIV ROMA LA SAPIENZA,DEPT PEDIAT,PEDIAT ENDOCRINOL UNIT,I-00161 ROME,ITALY
[2] UNIV ROMA TOR VERGATA,I-00173 ROME,ITALY
关键词
NOONAN SYNDROME; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; FINAL HEIGHT;
D O I
10.1159/000184618
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Final height of 4 patients with Noonan syndrome and short stature treated with growth hormone (GH) is reported. Four prepubertal girls (chronological age 12.3-15.1 years, bone age 11.0-11.5 years) were treated with recombinant human growth hormone (0.5 IU/kg/week s.c.) for at least 3 years. Stimulated GH secretion was normal, spontaneous nocturnal GH secretion was low in 1 patient. Final height, as standard deviation score according to Ranke-specific standards for Noonan syndrome, improved in 3 patients and 2 of them exceeded their corrected midparental height.
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