Final adult height of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross sectional analysis

Final adult height of patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: a cross sectional analysis

Abstract Background To compare final height to mid-parental target height among adults with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) versus adult-onset SLE (aSLE), and to evaluate the impact of age at SLE onset on final height. Methods Data derived from the Lupus Outcomes Study, a longitu...

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Main Authors: Merav Heshin-Bekenstein, Liat Perl, Aimee O. Hersh, Emily von Scheven, Ed Yelin, Laura Trupin, Jinoos Yazdany, Erica F. Lawson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2018-04-01
Series:Pediatric Rheumatology Online Journal
Subjects:
SLE
Childhood-onset SLE
Adult-onset SLE
Final adult height
Mid-parental target height
Growth hormone
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12969-018-0239-8

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