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Endocrinology
UCLA study shows dosing regimen of hormone improves short stature in children
July 4th, 2005
A randomized UCLA study found that a new dosing paradigm can improve height outcomes in the treatment of children who have short stature due to growth hormone deficiency and idiopathic short stature. The study, presented at The Endocrine Society 2005 meeting in San Diego, California, challenges traditional approaches to growth hormone (GH) administration based upon weight. The authors described a new dosing approach based on the serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), the growth hormone GH-dependent hormone that mediates the actions of growth hormone on the growth of children. In the study, Dr. Pinchas Cohen, lead...
Source: OBGYN & Reproduction Week (2005-07-04)
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