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GH responsiveness in a large multinational cohort of SGA children with short stature (NESTEGG) is related to the exon 3 GHR polymorphism [PDF]

, 2007
Objective: The polymorphic deletion of exon 3 of the GH receptor (d3-GHR) has recently been linked to the magnitude of growth response to recombinant human GH (rhGH) therapy in short children with or without GH deficiency.
Ranke, MB, Ester, W.A. (Wietske), Johnston, L.B., Tauber, M, Fryklund, L, Fauvel, J, Fauvel, J., Ranke, M.B., Johnston, LB, Hokken-Koelega, AC, Ester, WA (Wietske), Auriol, F., Nugent, T., Savage, M.O., Molinas, C. (Catherine), Molinas, C, Hokken - Koelega, Anita, Auriol, F, Ester, W, NESTEGG group, Savage, MO, Caliebe, J, Clark, AJ, Fryklund, L., Caliebe, J. (Janina), Nugent, T, Tauber, M., Clark, A.J.L., Hokken-Koelega, A.C.S. (Anita), Clark, AJL   +29 more
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Relationship between short stature at 3 years old and height, weight, and body mass index changes for 6 years after birth: a retrospective, nationwide, population-based study of children born 2011–2014 in Korea [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2023
Purpose Height at 3 years of age, when catch-up growth based on birth history is completed, is considered a major prognostic factor for predicting short stature, underweight, and growth faltering.
Seo Jung Kim, Ju Hyun Jin, In Hyuk Chung
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SHOX Deletion and Idiopathic Short Stature: What Does the Clinician Need to Know? Case Series Report

Diagnostics, 2022
Children diagnosticated with idiopathic short stature (ISS) are probably, in most cases, underdiagnosticated. The genetic causes of ISS may be mutations of genes involved in local regulation of the growth plate or genes involved in the GH-IGF1 axis ...
Maria-Christina Ungureanu, Anamaria Hrisca, Lavinia Caba, Laura Teodoriu, Stefana Bilha, Cristina Preda, Letitia Leustean   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment and referral of patients with short stature by primary care physicians in the Arabian gulf region: Current perspectives from a regional survey

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
Children with short stature are frequently referred late to pediatric endocrinologists in the Arabian Gulf region. This is likely a contributing factor to late initiation of treatment despite current evidence suggesting that children with short stature ...
W. Kaplan, E. Al Amiri, N. Attia, I. Al Basiri, I. Romany, E. Al Shehri, E. Al Shehri, A. Al Twaim, S. Al Yaarubi, A. Deeb, A. Deeb   +10 more
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Management of short stature

Western Journal of Medicine, 2002
A 12-year-old girl is brought in by her mother, who is concerned because her daughter is short even compared with other family members. She estimates that her daughter has grown less than 3 cm ( 1 in) in the past year andasks if she should receive growth hormone-a treatment that was recently mentioned in a newspaper article. The girl has no significant
Shayne P, Taback, Heather J, Dean, Elizabeth, Elliott   +2 more
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The Relationship Between Children's Birth Time and Short Stature

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022
BackgroundThere are few current reports on the relationship between time of birth and short stature in children. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether there is an association between time of birth and short stature in children.Materials and ...
Shuo Wang, Na Shao, Yiyi Ding, Hong Cai, Runmei Zou, Cheng Wang   +5 more
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Evaluation and management of short stature in children

Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/sjdem.v1i1.4187 Sri Lanka Journal of Diabetes Endocrinology and Metabolism 2011; 1: 30 ...
YAA Jayasena, K Dharshini, KSH de Silva
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Childhood Short Stature [PDF]

Al Ameen Journal of Medical Sciences, 2012
Childhood short stature comprises Varity of endocrinal, systemic, Skeletal & genetic disorders of pediatrics and is not just confined for endocrinal disorder only. A systemic approach often reduces the need for test which is often expensive &unnecessary.
J.Ray
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Regional differences in short stature in England between 2006 and 2019: A cross-sectional analysis from the National Child Measurement Programme.

PLoS Medicine, 2021
BackgroundShort stature, defined as height for age more than 2 standard deviations (SDs) below the population median, is an important indicator of child health.
Joanna Orr, Joseph Freer, Joan K Morris, Caroline Hancock, Robert Walton, Leo Dunkel, Helen L Storr, Andrew J Prendergast   +7 more
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Short Stature

Sharma L, Rani D, Kanchan T, Krishan K.
europepmc   +2 more sources