The effect of growth hormone treatment on stature in Aarskog syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 161-165

  Petryk, Anna ^a   Richten, Samuel ^b   Sy, Judy P ^c   Blethen, Sandra L ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aarskog; Facial digital genital; Growth hormone; Stature; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

CLONIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AARSKOG SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; SHORT STATURE; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032957118     PISSN: 0334018X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPEM.1999.12.2.161     Document Type: Article

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