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Recent findings in biotechnology business described by researchers from Genentech, Inc.

Published in Healthcare Finance, Tax and Law Weekly, April 9th, 2008

"Although GH has been used to treat short stature in GH deficiency (GHD) and other conditions for more than 40 yr, criteria for satisfactorily defining targets for GH responsiveness have never been developed. The objective of this study was to present the first-year growth expressed as height velocity (HV) for prepubertal boys and girls with idiopathic GHD, organic GHD, idiopathic short stature, or Turner syndrome from Genentech's National Cooperative Growth Study to derive age-specific targets for GH responsiveness for each etiology and gender," scientists writing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism report.

"Design and Population: Using data...

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