Effective growth hormone therapy in a growth hormone deficient patient with Duchenne muscular dystropy without evidence of acceleration of the dystrophic process |
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| Authors: | Frank G R Smith R E |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA. frank@lij.edu |
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| Abstract: | We describe a patient with Duchenne muscular dystropy and growth hormone deficiency in whom treatment with human growth hormone for 2 years resulted in improved growth velocity without any detrimental effect on muscle strength. |
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