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Generation of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Turner Syndrome (45XO) Fetal Cells for Downstream Modelling of Neurological Deficits Associated with the Syndrome
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¿La suplementación de la hormona del crecimiento afecta la estatura adulta en el síndrome de Turner?
S P Taback1, R Collu, C L Deal
1Endocrinology Services, Montréal Children's Hospital, Canada.
Lancet (London, England)
|July 6, 1996
Resumen
Tratamiento de la hormona del crecimiento para Turner.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Endocrinología Pediátrica Endocrinología pediátrica.
- Genética y enfermedades genéticas.
Sus antecedentes:
- El síndrome de Turner es una condición genética que afecta a las mujeres.
- Históricamente, el tratamiento de la hormona del crecimiento (GH) mostró efectos positivos en la estatura adulta.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar el efecto de la hormona del crecimiento humano recombinante (rhGH) en la estatura adulta en pacientes con síndrome de Turner fuera de un ensayo controlado.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio abierto que involucró a 31 pacientes con síndrome de Turner.
- 17 pacientes recibieron tratamiento subcutáneo de rhGH; 14 sirvieron como controles sin tratamiento.
Principales resultados:
- Los pacientes tratados mostraron una altura adulta alcanzada significativamente mayor en comparación con la altura proyectada.
- Sin embargo, solo una pequeña proporción (4/17) logró alturas finales de 5 cm o más por encima de la proyección.
- El análisis fue confundido por el paciente y las variables de tratamiento que afectan la proyección de altura.
Conclusiones:
- Se recomienda precaución al asesorar a los pacientes sobre los beneficios esperados del tratamiento con GH para la estatura adulta en el síndrome de Turner.
- Los ensayos controlados aleatorios son necesarios para establecer definitivamente la eficacia y el impacto psicológico de la GH.
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