Effective growth hormone therapy in a growth hormone deficient patient with Duchenne muscular dystropy without evidence of acceleration of the dystrophic process
| Autor: | Graeme R. Frank, R E Smith |
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| Rok vydání: | 2001 |
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medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Human Growth Hormone Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Human growth hormone Growth Growth hormone medicine.disease Growth hormone deficiency Growth velocity Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne Endocrinology Child Development Internal medicine Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health medicine Muscle strength Humans Muscular dystrophy business Child |
| Zdroj: | Journal of pediatric endocrinologymetabolism : JPEM. 14(2) |
| ISSN: | 0334-018X |
| Popis: | We describe a patient with Duchenne muscular dystropy and growth hormone deficiency in whom treatment with human growth hormone for 2 years resulted in improved growth velocity without any detrimental effect on muscle strength. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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