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Growth hormone therapy in turner’s syndrome: one versus two daily injections
De Schepper, Jean; Craen, Margaretha; Massa, Guy et al.
1994In Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 79 (2), p. 489-494
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Keywords :
Body height; Bone development; Cardiovascular system; Growth hormone; Cholesterol; Female; Turner syndrome; Thyroid gland; Human
Abstract :
[en] In 44 girls with Turner's syndrome, aged 4.0-15.3 yr, the effects of biosynthetic GH (25 U/m2.week) given as once daily or twice daily injections were compared. During 1 yr of treatment, the growth rate increased similarly by 3.5 +/- 1.3 cm/yr in the once daily group and 2.7 +/- 1.8 cm/yr in the twice daily group. Although pretreatment height velocity was negatively related to age, the increase in height velocity during therapy was not. The mean progression in bone age (TW2-RUS method), during therapy was 1.3 yr in both groups. No significant change in the median insulin secretory response to an oral glucose tolerance test was found. Serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations did not change significantly throughout the study in either treatment group. Thyroid hormone concentrations remained within normal limits. Normal increments in left ventricular wall thickness and left ventricular mass for age and body surface were observed after 1 yr of GH treatment. We conclude that division of the daily GH dose given to Turner's syndrome patients into two injections does not result in either a significantly different growth response or different side-effects from once daily treatment during the first year of therapy.
Disciplines :
Endocrinology, metabolism & nutrition
Author, co-author :
De Schepper, Jean
Craen, Margaretha
Massa, Guy
Heinrichs, Claudine
Maes, Marc
Du Caju, Marc
Rausin, Leon
Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences cliniques > Pédiatrie
Language :
English
Title :
Growth hormone therapy in turner’s syndrome: one versus two daily injections
Publication date :
1994
Journal title :
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
ISSN :
0021-972X
eISSN :
1945-7197
Publisher :
Oxford University Press, New York, United States - New York
Volume :
79
Issue :
2
Pages :
489-494
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
Funders :
Novo Nordisk
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