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4.1 Growth hormone treatment in children with Prader-Willi syndrome: three years of longitudinal data in prepubertal children and adult height data from the KIGS database

NE Bakker , A Lindberg , J Heissler , HA Wollmann , C Camacho-Hübner , AC Hokken-Koelega , on behalf of the KIGS Steering Committee

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2017; 102:1702-1711Short stature is a common feature of children with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) as well as hypotonia, hyperphagia, obesity, hypogonadism, behavioral disturbances and hypothalamic dysfunction. Alterations in the GH/IGF1 axis are common in patients with PWS, GH deficiency occurring in approximately 74% and IGF-1...

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4.1 Growth hormone treatment in children with Prader-Willi syndrome: three years of longitudinal data in prepubertal children and adult height data from the KIGS database

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