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SUBMITTER: Bozzola M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4524199 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bozzola Mauro M Gertosio Chiara C Gnoli Maria M Baronio Federico F Pedrini Elena E Meazza Cristina C Sangiorgi Luca L
Italian journal of pediatrics 20150804
<h4>Background</h4>Osteochondroma generally occurs as a single lesion and it is not a heritable disease. When two or more osteochondroma are present, this condition represents a genetic disorder named hereditary multiple exostoses (HME). Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) has rarely been found in HME patients and a few data about growth therapy (GH) therapy effects in development/growth of solitary or multiple exostoses have been reported.<h4>Case presentation</h4>We describe the clinical features ...[more]