hrp0097p1-106 | GH and IGFs | ESPE2023

Growth Hormone (GH) Therapy in Children with short stature: A cross-sectional study of indication and treatment outcomes- 12-year single center experience

Al Jneibi Sara , Hammouri Marwa , Taha Fatima , Allami Zahraa , Weber Stefan , AlJubeh Jamal , Al Remeithi Sareea

Background: GH deficiency remains the main indication for GH therapy in children. GH therapy has subsequently been approved in the USA and Europe for other conditions resulting in short stature, including Turner Syndrome, being born small for gestational age with failure to attain normal growth, Prader-Willi Syndrome, chronic renal insufficiency, short stature homeobox-containing gene deficiency, and in the USA exclusively Noonan Syndrome and idiopathic short ...