ESPE Abstracts

Purpose: Noonan syndrome (NS) is a genetic disorder characterized by specific features including short stature, cardiac defect, and distinctive facial dysmorphism. Human growth hormone (GH) has been used to improve growth in children with NS but there is little information how GH treatment affects height. The aim of this study is to investigate efficacy of GH treatment in Korean children with NS compared to sex and age-matched patients with growth hormone defi...