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      Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty: Do They Really Reach Their Target Height?

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          We compared the final adult height (FH) of patients with classic constitutional delay of growth and puberty with their target height (TH) and with the height prediction by the Bayley-Pinneau method (BP). 20 patients and their parents were included in our study: 6 females (mean age 19.1 years) and 14 males (mean age 20.6 years). No significant difference could be detected between TH, FH and BP prognosis. This is in contrast to recent studies using height data partly obtained by self-estimation. We measured our patients and their parents ourselves and were accurately able to calculate their genetically determined TH. This proceeding could explain our results. Our study shows that adolescents with true constitutional delay do not need treatment and that height prediction seems to be accurate.

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          Journal
          HRE
          Horm Res Paediatr
          10.1159/issn.1663-2818
          Hormone Research in Paediatrics
          S. Karger AG
          1663-2818
          1663-2826
          1991
          1991
          02 December 2008
          : 35
          : 6
          : 222-225
          Affiliations
          Department of Pediatrics, University of Bonn, FRG
          Article
          181908 Horm Res 1991;35:222–225
          10.1159/000181908
          1819545
          35b7f0b3-84f0-45b4-8a8a-0d78b2572683
          © 1991 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 29 January 1991
          : 26 July 1991
          Page count
          Pages: 4
          Categories
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          Endocrinology & Diabetes,Neurology,Nutrition & Dietetics,Sexual medicine,Internal medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
          Final adult height,Target height,Constitutional delay of growth and puberty,Height prediction,Bayley-Pinneau method

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