Growth Hormone Deficiency in Fanconis Anemia

Two cases of Fanconis anemia (FA) are reported here. Case 1 presented with hypoplastic anemia and skeletal abnormality. Case 2, his older brother had stunted growth, investigations detected growth hormone deficiency and mild hematological derangement without other endocrine abnormality. FA was confi...

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Published inIndian journal of hematology & blood transfusion Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 35 - 38
Main Authors Roy, Mahua, Bala, A. K., Roy, Debjani, Pandit, Narayan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published India Springer-Verlag 01.03.2013
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Anemia
Blood Transfusion Medicine
Case Report
Endocrine system
Growth hormones
Hematology
Human Genetics
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Oncology
Fanconis anemia
DNA breakages study
Growth hormone deficiency
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Summary:Two cases of Fanconis anemia (FA) are reported here. Case 1 presented with hypoplastic anemia and skeletal abnormality. Case 2, his older brother had stunted growth, investigations detected growth hormone deficiency and mild hematological derangement without other endocrine abnormality. FA was confirmed by positive chromosomal breakages studies in both cases.
ISSN:0971-4502
0974-0449
0974-0449
0971-4502
DOI:10.1007/s12288-011-0119-6