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. 1976 Sep;51(9):703-6.
doi: 10.1136/adc.51.9.703.

Growth hormone response in fetal alcohol syndrome

W J Tze, H G Friesen, P M MacLeod

Growth hormone response in fetal alcohol syndrome

W J Tze et al. Arch Dis Child. 1976 Sep.

Abstract

In the fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) there is severe physical growth retardation both prenatally and postnatally. Secretion of growth hormone (GH) after insulin-induced hypoglycaemia and arginine infusion was analysed in 5 cases of FAS to find out whether changes in GH secretion might account for the abnormal growth pattern. Results showed a normal or slight hyper-response of GH up to 150 ng/ml, and normal somatomedin activity in those blood samples with high GH level. It was concluded that the growth retardation in FAS is not caused by GH or somatomedin deficiencies.

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