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ea0026p200 | Pituitary | ECE2011

Effects of 3-year GH replacement therapy on bone mineral density in younger and elderly adults with adult onset GH deficiency

Elbornsson M , Gotherstrom G , Franco C , Bengtsson B-AE , Johannsson G , Svensson J

Context: The effect of GH replacement in elderly GH deficient (GHD) adults on bone mineral density (BMD) is not known.Objective: In this prospective, single-centre, open-label study, the effects of 3-year GH replacement were determined in 45 GHD adults above 65 years of age and in 45 younger GHD patients with a mean age of 39.5 (S.E.M. 1.1) years. All patients had adult onset disease and both groups were comparable in terms of number of an...