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ea0016p584 | Paediatric endocrinology | ECE2008

Growth hormone deficient children born small-for-gestational-age need higher than replacement dose of hGH for successful treatment

Peter Ferenc , Luczay Andrea , Solyom Eniko , Gellen Balazs , Niederland Tamas , Felszeghy Eniko , Sagodi Laszlo , Solyom Janos , Muzsnai Agota

Growth hormone deficient (GHD) children born small-for-gestational-age (SGA) receive the same hGH dose as the children born with appropriate weight/length for gestational age (AGA). There are very few data on their lower growth response to the usual GH replacement dose. The aim of this multi-centre retrospective study is to analyse the hGH dose dependency of GHD children with SGA.SGA was defined as a birth weight/length below – 2 SD for gestational ...