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4.4. Growth hormone treatment in Prader-Willi syndrome patients: systematic review and meta-analysis

Passone Caroline de Gouveia Buff , Franco Ruth Rocha , Ito Simone Sakura , Trindade Evelinda , Polak Michel , Damiani Durval , Bernardo Wanderley Marques

BMJ Paediatrics Open 2020;4:e000630. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2019-000630. PMID: 32411831This systematic review and meta-analysis provides an up to date report on rhGH in patients with Prader–Willi syndrome (PWS). The review included 463 papers published until September 2019. 16 randomized (RCTs) and 20 not randomized (NRCTs) trials were selected for the meta-analysis. The findings suppor...