Prevalence of refractoriness when testing growth hormone levels in children

CONCLUSIONS: Many children with short stature were refractory at testing; among them we found few clinical characteristics. Refractoriness might be influenced by some differences in procedure, but needs to be considered when evaluating GH response in children.PMID:37562165 | DOI:10.1016/j.ghir.2023.101549

Source: Growth Hormone and IGF Research - August 10, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Authors: Camilla Borghammar Victoria Boije Charlotte Becker Bengt Lindberg Maria Elfving Source Type: research