Response to growth hormone treatment in very young patients with growth hormone deficiencies and mini-puberty

Cetinkaya, Semra; Poyrazoglu, Sukran; BAŞ, Firdevs; Ercan, Oya; Yildiz, Metin; Adal, Erdal; BEREKET, ABDULLAH; ABALI, Saygın; Aycan, Zehra; Erdeve, Senay; BERBEROĞLU, MERİH; ŞIKLAR, ZEYNEP; Tayfun, Meltem; DARCAN, ŞÜKRAN; Mengen, Eda; Bircan, İFFET; ÇİZMECİOĞLU JONES, FİLİZ; ŞİMŞEK, ENVER; Papatya, Esra; Ozbek, Mehmet; Bolu, Semih; ABACI, AYHAN; Buyukinan, Muammer; Darendeliler, Feyza

doi:10.1515/jpem-2017-0123

Response to growth hormone treatment in very young patients with growth hormone deficiencies and mini-puberty

Cetinkaya S., Poyrazoglu S., BAŞ F., Ercan O., Yildiz M., Adal E., ...More

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.31, no.2, pp.175-184, 2018 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 31 Issue: 2
Publication Date: 2018
Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2017-0123
Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.175-184
Keywords: growth hormone deficiency, growth hormone treatment, growth response, infancy, mini-puberty, CATCH-UP GROWTH, BIRTH-WEIGHT INFLUENCES, HEIGHT PROGNOSIS, CHILDREN, GH, AGE, THERAPY
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The aim of the study was to assess the response to growth hormone (GH) treatment in very young patients with GH deficiency (GHD) through a national, multi-center study. Possible factors affecting growth response were assessed (especially mini-puberty).