In children with hypoparathyroidism receiving PTH 1‑34, mean height velocity remained normal throughout observation.
In plain wordsIn children receiving PTH 1‑34, growth speed remained normal.
- Peptide
- Teriparatide (PTH 1-34)
- Outcome
- Not applicableHeight velocity
- Study
n = 14
- Outcome group
- Bone and joint · Musculoskeletal
- Studied dose
- 0.75 ± 0.15 µg/kg/day · subcutaneous · 6.9 ± 3.1 yearsAs given in this study (human).
Source sentences
Mean height velocity and lumbar spine, whole body, and femoral neck bone accretion velocities were normal throughout the study.
2 context sentences(design, population, supporting numbers)
Linear growth, bone accrual, renal function, and mineral homeostasis were studied in a long-term observational study of PTH 1-34 injection therapy in 14 children.
Subjects were 14 children with hypoparathyroidism attributable to autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (N = 5, ages 7-12 years) or calcium receptor mutation (N = 9, ages 7-16 years).