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Growth and Growth Hormone in Turner Syndrome: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Short stature is the most ubiquitous feature of Turner syndrome (TS). Today, many girls with TS are treated with recombinant human growth hormone (GH) to accelerate growth in childhood and to improve adult height. Here, we will review the history of our understanding of growth in TS, reflect on the path of clinical trials ultimately leading to regulatory approval for clinical use of GH, discuss factors associated with growth outcomes and survey the current unanswered questions about growth and GH in TS.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-11423
Date01 March 2019
CreatorsLos, Evan, Rosenfeld, Ron G.
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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