Growth hormone deficiency caused by pituitary stalk interruption in Fanconi's anemia

S Dupuis-Girod, E Gluckman, JC Souberbielle… - The Journal of …, 2001 - Elsevier
S Dupuis-Girod, E Gluckman, JC Souberbielle, R Brauner
The Journal of pediatrics, 2001Elsevier
Fanconi's anemia can be associated with growth retardation. We describe biologic growth
hormone deficiency, isolated or associated with thyrotropin abnormality, and pituitary stalk
interruption syndrome on magnetic resonance imaging of 5 patients with Fanconi's anemia.
Growth hormone treatment produced catch-up growth in all cases. These findings suggest a
common genetic origin.(J Pediatr 2001; 138: 129-33)
Fanconi’s anemia can be associated with growth retardation. We describe biologic growth hormone deficiency, isolated or associated with thyrotropin abnormality, and pituitary stalk interruption syndrome on magnetic resonance imaging of 5 patients with Fanconi’s anemia. Growth hormone treatment produced catch-up growth in all cases. These findings suggest a common genetic origin. (J Pediatr 2001;138:129-33)
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