Hyperestrogenism Affects Adult Height Outcome in Growth Hormone Treated Boys With Silver-Russell Syndrome

Hyperestrogenism Affects Adult Height Outcome in Growth Hormone Treated Boys With Silver-Russell Syndrome

Background: Intrauterine growth retardation and short stature are common features in Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS). Despite recombinant growth hormone (rGH) treatment, poor pubertal height gain, affecting adult height (AH), is common. This study investigated whether growth patterns and estrogen conc...

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Main Authors: Kjersti Kvernebo-Sunnergren, Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren, Karin Åkesson, Mats X. Andersson, Lena Samuelsson, Lovisa Lovmar, Jovanna Dahlgren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
small for gestational age
estrogens
puberty
mass spectrometry
hypogonadism
gonadotropins
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2018.00780/full

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