title: Growth hormone treatment does not alter lower limb asymmetry in children with Russell-Silver syndrome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Growth hormone (GH) treatment has been proven to have a beneficial effect on growth in children with Russell-Silver syndrome (RSS).
  
  
  METHODS
  We describe 7 prepubertal children with RSS and lower limb asymmetry treated with GH for 3 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There was a significant increase in height without any significant change in the asymmetry.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that the rapid growth acceleration to GH treatment does not alter the lower limb asymmetry in children with RSS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and Middlesex Hospital (UCLH), London, UK.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rizzo
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Traggiai
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stanhope
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D005260:Female; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000150:complications*; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007870:Leg Length Inequality / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D013577:Syndrome
chemical_list: D013006:Growth Hormone