Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: GH deficiency (GHD) is a clinical disorder characterized by pathological short stature in the child, altered body composition, impaired psychological well-being and reduced quality of life. These alterations are almost always reversible after recombinant human GH (rhGH) administration, which is currently the only accepted treatment for the subjects with GHD. Secretory dysfunction is confirmed when GH peak does not reach the established cut-off in at least two dif...