Long-term follow up of carbohydrate metabolism and adverse events after termination of Omnitrope® treatment in children born small for gestational age

Background: Recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) therapy can affect carbohydrate metabolism and lead to impaired glucose tolerance during treatment. In addition, short children born small for gestational age (SGA) are predisposed to metabolic abnormalities. This study assessed the long-term safet...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mieczyslaw Walczak, Mieczyslaw Szalecki, Gerd Horneff, Jan Lebl, Barbara Kalina-Faska, Tomasz Giemza, Florentina Moldovanu, Michaela Nanu, Hichem Zouater
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-05-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20420188211013121