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Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Growth Hormone

Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Growth Hormone Dominique Simon, Guy Touati, Anne-Marie Prieur, Jean-Claude Ruiz and Paul Czernichow. KIGS 10 Year Book, 1999. Effect of recombinant human GH treatment for 1 year on body composition as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry a,b.

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Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Growth Hormone

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  1. Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Growth Hormone Dominique Simon, Guy Touati, Anne-Marie Prieur, Jean-Claude Ruiz and Paul Czernichow KIGS 10 Year Book, 1999

  2. Effect of recombinant human GH treatment for 1 yearon body composition as assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometrya,b *p<0.05 **p<0.01 (Student´s paired t test) aMean +SD values are given bValues after 6 and 12 months of treatment were compared with values at enrollment. Values after 24 months (off treatment) were compared with values after 12 months (on treatment). Normal values for prepubertal, normoponderal children; lean mass, 79.6% + 2.3% of body weight; fat mass, 18.1% + 0.8% of body weight D Simon - KIGS 10 Year Book, 1999

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