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Growth and pubertal growth spurt in dysmorphic syndromes
Marco Cappa1, Carla Bizzarri, Diego Colabianchi
1Dipartimento di Medicina Pediatrica, Unità Complessa di Pediatria ed Adolescentologia, Ospedale Pediatrico del Bambino Gesù, IRCCS, Palidoro-Roma, Italy. cappa@opbg.net
Abstract:
We describe peculiar aspects of growth and the pubertal growth spurt in dysmorphic syndromes, focusing our attention on the accelerated pubertal growth pattern in some dysmorphic syndromes leading to short stature (DSS). A normal pubertal growth spurt was observed in other dysmorphic syndromes leading to overgrowth (ODS).