Open AccessGrowth Trajectory and Adult Height in Children with Nonclassical Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Małgorzata Waśniewska,
L. Morabito,
Federico Baronio,
Silvia Einaudi,
Mariacarolina Salerno,
Carla Bizzarri,
Gianni Russo,
Mariangela Chiarito,
Anna Grandone,
Laura Guazzarotti,
Antonietta Spinuzza,
Domenico Corica,
Rita Ortolano,
Antonio Balsamo,
Enrica Abrigo,
Barbara Baldini Ferroli,
Angela Alibrandi,
Donatella Capalbo,
Tommaso Aversa,
Maria Felicia Faienza
Publication year - 2020
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 - 10.1159/000509548
Subject(s) - congenital adrenal hyperplasia , medicine , bone age , stepwise regression , endocrinology , population , gastroenterology , pediatrics , environmental health
Children with nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia (NCCAH) often present increased growth velocity secondary to elevation of adrenal androgens that accelerates bone maturation and might compromise adult height (AH).