Adult height in Turkish patients with Turner syndrome without growth hormone treatment

BEREKET, ABDULLAH; DEMİRCİOĞLU, SERAP; Elcioglu, Nursel; Hacihanefioglu, Seniha; Memioglu, Nihal; BAŞ, Firdevs; Bundak, Rueveyde; Darendeliler, Feyza; Guenoez, Huelya; Saka, Nurcin; Ercan, Oya; Arslanoglu, Ilknur; Isgueven, Pinar; Yildiz, Metin; Can, Sule; Oezerkan, Ebru; ÇOKER, MAHMUT; Darcan, Suekran; Oezkan, Behzat; ORBAK, Zerrin; Oeztas, Sitki; Palanduez, Suekrue; Sezgin, Ilhan; Atabek, Emre; Erkul, Ibrahim; Erdogan, Guerbuez

Adult height in Turkish patients with Turner syndrome without growth hormone treatment

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BEREKET A., DEMİRCİOĞLU S., Elcioglu N., Hacihanefioglu S., Memioglu N., BAŞ F., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.50, no.5, pp.415-417, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 50 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2008
Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.415-417
Keywords: Turner syndrome, final height, adult height, karyotype, growth, growth hormone, FINAL HEIGHT, GIRLS, KARYOTYPE
Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Spontaneous adult height (AH) in Turner syndrome (TS) varies among populations. Population-specific AH data is essential to assess the efficacy of growth-promoting therapies in TS. A multicenter study was performed to establish AH of non-growth hormone (GH)-treated Turkish patients with TS.