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4.1. Diagnosis of severe growth hormone deficiency in the newborn

Binder Gerhard , Weber Karin , Rieflin Nora , Steinruck Louis , Blumenstock Gunnar , Janzen Nils , Franz Axel R.

Clinical Endocrinology. 2020;93:305–311. doi: 10.1111/cen.14264. PMID: 32521075This study analyzed retrospectively GH content in newborn screening cards of 20 children with clinical features suggestive of GH deficiency (such as recurrent hypoglycemia) compared to screening cards from 281 healthy newborns, and determined 7 ng/ml to be the optimal a cut off value for the diagnosis of GH defic...