Age at growth hormone therapy start and first-year responsiveness to growth hormone are major determinants of height outcome in idiopathic short stature.

MB, Ranke; A, Lindberg; DA, Price; F, Darendeliler; K, Albertsson-Wikland; P, Wilton; EO, Reiter

doi:10.1159/000098707

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Age at growth hormone therapy start and first-year responsiveness to growth hormone are major determinants of height outcome in idiopathic short stature.

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Authors:

Ranke MB

Lindberg A

Price DA

Abstract

Aim To develop methods to identify factors associated with a favorable outcome in GH-treated children with idiopathic short stature (ISS).Methods From 4,685 children listed as having ISS within KIGS (Pfizer International Growth Database), we studied (a) the prediction model group (n = 657) to develo...

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