Growth Hormone Treatment for Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis.

Anna G W RosenbergCaroline G B PassoneKarlijn PellikaanDurval DamianiAart J van der LelyMichel PolakWanderley M BernardoLaura C G de Graaff

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2021)

GHt appears to be safe and improves body composition in adults with PWS. Because poor body composition is closely linked to the observed high incidence of cardiovascular morbidity in adults with PWS, improving body composition might reduce cardiovascular complications in this vulnerable patient group.

Keyphrases

body composition
growth hormone
resistance training
bone mineral density
case report
risk factors
combination therapy