title: Growth hormone therapy in Noonan syndrome: growth response and characteristics.
abstract: Growth hormone treatment in Noonan syndrome increases growth velocity significantly during the first 2 years of treatment and, to some extent, until puberty. This increase is more pronounced if treatment is started at an early age. Treatment before the age of 5 years is not recommended due to an increased risk of malignancies. In contrast to other growth hormone-treated patients, a slight but significant further increase in height gain can be expected during pubertal growth (at least in boys). Final height improvement varies between 1 and 2 SDS in different studies. Cardiac function does not seem to be impaired during treatment. No significant adverse events have been reported.
authors.affiliation: Queen Silvia Childrens Hospital, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden. otto.westphal@vgregion.se
authors.forename: Otto
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Westphal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001827:Body Height; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006128:Growth; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009154:Mutation; D009634:Noonan Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000235:genetics / Q000503:physiopathology; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11 / Q000235:genetics; D011627:Puberty
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone; C516724:PTPN11 protein, human; D054592:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Non-Receptor Type 11