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Outcomes of growth hormone treatment in children with Prader-Willi syndrome over a 30-year period: a single tertiary center experience.

Dilhara S GamageGeoffrey AmblerAlbert ChanShubha SrinivasanAnn M MaguireYoon Hi Cho
Published in: Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM (2024)
Significant improvements in growth and body composition were seen in the GH-treated group vs. non-treated group of children with PWS. There were no significant modifiable clinical predictors of scoliosis in children with PWS, but our findings confirm the high prevalence of scoliosis in GH-treated children with PWS reinforcing the need for close surveillance.
Keyphrases
  • growth hormone
  • body composition
  • young adults
  • public health
  • type diabetes
  • resistance training
  • metabolic syndrome
  • newly diagnosed