Current Insights into the Role of the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor System in Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age | Zendy

Judith S. Renes | Zendy; Jaap van Doorn | Zendy; Anita C. S. HokkenKoelega | Zendy

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Current Insights into the Role of the Growth Hormone-Insulin-Like Growth Factor System in Short Children Born Small for Gestational Age

Author(s) -

Judith S. Renes,

Jaap van Doorn,

Anita C. S. HokkenKoelega

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

hormone research in paediatrics

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.816

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1663-2826

pISSN - 1663-2818

DOI - 10.1159/000502739

Subject(s) - small for gestational age , short stature , endocrinology , medicine , growth factor , insulin like growth factor , cord blood , placenta , somatomedin , in utero , growth hormone , growth hormone treatment , insulin like growth factor binding protein , hormone , gestational age , biology , pregnancy , receptor , fetus , genetics

The reason for the insufficient catch-up growth seen in 10% of children born small for gestational age (SGA) is poorly understood. Disturbances in the growth hormone (GH) - insulin-like growth factor (IGF) axis might underlie this failure to show sufficient catch-up growth.

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