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Clinical Applications of Growth Hormone Treatment in Childhood

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Before the advent of recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) the supply of hormone manufactured from cadaveric human pituitaries was always less than that required to treat those with the classical indication of growth hormone (GH) deficiency and, therefore, there was relatively little exploration of higher dosage regimens or wider indications (1). Now that there are supplies of rhGH that are limited only by cost, the situation has changed dramatically, and over the past seven years many new avenues have been explored. The most important new indications are idiopathic short stature (ISS), intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR), and Turner’s syndrome (TS), which is now a licensed indication in many countries. Before discussing these, however, there still remain important issues concerning growth hormone insufficiency (GHI).

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Preece, M.A. (1994). Clinical Applications of Growth Hormone Treatment in Childhood. In: Bercu, B.B., Walker, R.F. (eds) Growth Hormone II. Serono Symposia USA Norwell, Massachusetts. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-8372-7_20

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