Constitutional Growth Delay Pattern of Growth in Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome: Longitudinal follow up and final height of two cases
Journal Title: Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology - Year 2008, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
We report two patients with velo-cardio-facial syndrome (VCFS) who were admitted to our pediatric endocrinology clinic because of short stature and followed longitudinally until attainment of final height. Both patients followed a growth pattern consistent with constitutional delay of puberty with normal and near normal final height. Case 2 also had partial growth hormone (GH) deficiency and severe short stature (height SDS -3.4 SDS), but showed spontaneous catch-up and ended up with a final height of -2 SDS. These cases suggest that short stature in children with VCFS is due to a pattern of growth similar to that observed in constitutional delay of growth and puberty. DOI: 10.4008/jcrpe.v1i1.13
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Serap Turan, Nihal Özdemir, Tülay Güran, Figen Akalın, Teoman Akçay, Canan Ayabakan, Yüksel Yılmaz, Abdullah Bereket
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