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European Congress of Endocrinology 2021

Online
22 May 2021 - 26 May 2021

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The European Congress of Endocrinology provides a global platform for the international endocrine community to discuss the latest advances in the field.

Joint Sessions

ESE/ESPE Joint Session: Transition - A step into the unknown

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Transition of the patient with GHD

Maghnie Mohamad

GH plays a crucial role not only for growth, but also for the acquisition of bone mass and muscle strength. This process is completed after the achievement of adult height in the phase of transition from adolescence to adulthood. Therefore, continuation of GH replacement therapy in the transition age is essential in patients with a childhood-onset diagnosis of GHD. Higher likelihood of persistence is ovserved in patients with an early age at diagnosis, anatomical, organic, or ...