title: Effective growth hormone therapy in a growth hormone deficient patient with Duchenne muscular dystropy without evidence of acceleration of the dystrophic process.
abstract: We describe a patient with Duchenne muscular dystropy and growth hormone deficiency in whom treatment with human growth hormone for 2 years resulted in improved growth velocity without any detrimental effect on muscle strength.
authors: Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Schneider Children's Hospital, Long Island Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11042, USA. frank@lij.edu
authors: G R
authors: GR
authors: Frank
authors: R E
authors: RE
authors: Smith
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D006128:Growth; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020388:Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone