hrp0084p3-951 | GH & IGF | ESPE2015

Predictors of Response to rhGH Treatment in 125 Children with Short Stature of Various Aetiologies

Ioimo Irene , Mussa Alessandro , Vannelli Silvia , Verna Francesca , Borraccino Alberto , Matarazzo Patrizia

Background: Response to rhGH treatment is extremely variable in pediatric growth disorders; predictors of the response are not yet clearly determined, due to disomogeneity of studied cohorts.Aims and objectives: To investigate the correlation between clinical parameters and height gain after the 1st year of rhGH treatment and at the last visit in eight different aetiologies of short stature, with the aim of identifying predictors of response to rhGH trea...