Diagnosis of severe growth hormone deficiency in the newborn.

Gerhard BinderKarin WeberNora RieflinLouis SteinruckGunnar BlumenstockNils JanzenAxel R Franz

Published in: Clinical endocrinology (2020)

A GH content <7.0 µg/L in the newborn screening card confirms severe GHD with high accuracy. In preterm newborns, the lower limit of the reference interval was 0.6 µg/L higher than in term newborns. The newborn screening card is a valuable source for the very early diagnosis of GH deficiency.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
gestational age
low birth weight
preterm infants
pregnant women
preterm birth
early onset
cord blood
replacement therapy
drug induced