Endocrine Abstracts

Growth hormone (GH) plays a critical role for longitudinal bone growth in children, the achievement of a normal peak bone mass in young adults, and it also affects bone mass and bone remodelling in adults. Among the most reported features of severe growth hormone deficiency (GHD) are abnormal body composition, in particular, increased fat mass and reduced lean body mass, osteopenia and increased risk of fracture. Low bone mass has been reported using dual energy X-ray absorpti...