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This study provides a controlled assessment of the psychological (and physical) effects of growth hormone treatment. Fifteen short 'normal' children (height SD score < -2) have been treated with...
In this review, we discuss the relatively more frequently seen syndromes, i.e. Noonan syndrome (NS), Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS), Silver-Russell syndrome (SRS) and Aarskog-Scott syndrome (ASS), which all have severe or moderate short stature as a common feature.
27 gru 2013 · This chapter examines the everyday experiences of short women, focusing on the problems they face and the coping strategies used to navigate being short in a heightist society. Further, this chapter views height as a stigmatized identity, which both negatively and positively impacts short women.
The syndrome affects males and females equally and is the most common known genetic cause of obesity (29, 35, 36, 39). The disorder is characterized by loss of paternally expressed genes in the imprinted region of chromosome 15q11-q13.
7 maj 2021 · No specific treatment exists for SHORT syndrome. Treatment is symptomatic and supportive based on the features present in each patient. Rieger anomaly/glaucoma, dental anomalies, insulin resistance/diabetes mellitus and hearing loss can often be treated by appropriate medical specialists.
18 cze 2019 · Key points. Turner syndrome is a rare disorder caused by a completely or partially missing X chromosome; diagnosis of this condition is often delayed. Growth is usually compromised and short...
18 sty 2018 · Symptoms. Causes and risk factors. Diagnosis. Treatment. Complication. Turner syndrome is a chromosomal disorder that affects only females. It involves a lack of part or all of a second sex...
