Research Article

Growth hormone therapy and scoliosis in patients with Prader–Willi syndrome†

  1. T. Nagai1,2,5,*,
  2. K. Obata1,
  3. T. Ogata3,
  4. N. Murakami1,
  5. Y. Katada1,
  6. A. Yoshino1,
  7. S. Sakazume1,
  8. Y. Tomita1,
  9. R. Sakuta1,
  10. N. Niikawa4,5

Article first published online: 12 JUN 2006

DOI: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31295

Issue

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A

Volume 140A, Issue 15, pages 1623–1627, 1 August 2006

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How to Cite

Nagai, T., Obata, K., Ogata, T., Murakami, N., Katada, Y., Yoshino, A., Sakazume, S., Tomita, Y., Sakuta, R. and Niikawa, N. (2006), Growth hormone therapy and scoliosis in patients with Prader–Willi syndrome. Am. J. Med. Genet., 140A: 1623–1627. doi: 10.1002/ajmg.a.31295

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo University School of Medicine Koshigaya Hospital, Saitama, Japan

  2. 2

    The Study Group of Growth Hormone Treatment, the Foundation for Growth Science, Tokyo, Japan

  3. 3

    Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Tokyo, Japan

  4. 4

    Department of Human Genetics, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

  5. 5

    SORST, JST, Kawaguchi, Japan

*Department of Pediatrics, Dokkyo, University School of Medicine Koshigaya Hospital, 2-1-50 Minami-Koshigaya, Koshigaya, Saitama 343-8555, Japan.

  1. †

    How to cite this article: Nagai T, Obata K, Ogata T, Murakami N, Katada Y, Yoshino A, Sakazume S, Tomita Y, Sakuta R, Niikawa N. 2006. Growth hormone therapy and scoliosis in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome. Am J Med Genet Part A 140A:1623–1627.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 JUL 2006
  2. Article first published online: 12 JUN 2006
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 3 APR 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 19 DEC 2005

Funded by

  • Foundation for Growth Science
  • Kawano Masanori Memorial Foundation for Promotion of Pediatrics
  • Solution Oriented Research for Science and Technology (SORST)
  • Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)

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