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Growth Hormone Treatment Enhances Bone Mineralisation in Children with Chronic Renal Failure (CRF)

Volume 18, Issue 1, 2002
 

 

Mineralisation parameter

Baseline

After 1 year rhGH

P

 

 

 

 

TMBC (g)

521 (144-944)

589 (225-1139)

< 0.01

TBMD (g/cm2)

0.750 (0.672-0.888)

0.775 (0.681-0.995)

< 0.05

LBMC (g)

7.5 (3.8-15.7)

10.9 (5.9-18.0)

   0.005

LBMD (g/cm2)

0.475 (0.281-0.660)

0.525 (0.333-0.660)

< 0.01

Van Dyck M, et al.  Eur J Pediatr (2001) 160: 359-363.

 

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