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4.3 Cardiovascular risk factors and carotid intima media thickness in young adults born small for gestational age after cessation of growth hormone treatment: a 5-year longitudinal study

M van der Steen , GF Kerkhof , CCJ Smeets , ACS Hokken-Koelega

To read the full abstract: Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol 2017;5:975-985Whereas most SGA children experience spontaneous catch-up growth leading to the achievement of normal adult height, approximately 10% remain short and are candidates for GH therapy. SGA subjects have increased cardio-metabolic disease risk [17] and the effects of GH treatment on blood...