Low hemoglobin levels in children with in idiopathic growth hormone deficiency.
Multiple lines of evidence have implicated the growth hormone (GH) axis in the regulation of erythropoiesis. To test the hypothesis that GH deficiency is associated with hematologic abnormalities, we analyzed pretreatment hemoglobin levels in 100 children with GH deficiency. Hemoglobin levels were decreased in children with GH deficiency compared with age-corrected norms.
Eugster
Erica A
EA
Department of Pediatrics, James Whitcomb Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis 46202, USA. eeugster@iupui.edu
Fisch
Mark
M
Walvoord
Emily C
EC
DiMeglio
Linda A
LA
Pescovitz
Ora H
OH
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005260:Female; D006130:Growth Disorders / Q000097:blood*; D006454:Hemoglobins; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000172:deficiency*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D006454:Hemoglobins; D019382:Human Growth Hormone