Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Growth hormone (rhGH) is an effective treatment for short children born small for gestational age (SGA) who fail to demonstrate catch-up growth by 2–4 years of age. This children usually do not have classical GH deficiency, but either low GH secretion or reduced sensitivity to GH. The goals of therapy are to achieve a normal height in early childhood and an adult height within the normal target range.Objectives: Evaluation of efficacit...