Abstract

In children with short stature born small for gestational age (SGA), growth hormone (GH) treatment is associated with an acceleration of growth allowing most to achieve an adult height adequate for their target height. The pathophysiology of growth failure may arise from anomalies in the GH–IGF axis, including deficits in GH/IGF-I concentrations and/or GH/IGF-I sensitivity.

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