Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Growth hormone (GH) has multiple metabolic effects in adulthood, pointing to the need of identify those patients who would benefit of GH treatment after achievement of final height.Objective: To assess GH secretion, bone mineral density (BMD) and metabolic profile in patients with childhood-onset GH deficiency (GHD) after completion of recombinant GH (rGH) therapy for linear growth.Methodology: One hundred eleven pati...