Medication Summary

Growth hormone may be used to treat short stature associated with Noonan syndrome. A randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial from Japan, by Horikawa et al, reported that prepubertal children with Noonan syndrome–associated short stature can achieve increased height through a 208-week regimen of somatropin administered at doses of 0.033 mg/kg/day or 0.066 mg/kg/day. However, the report found that the higher dose had a greater effect on height, with the investigation revealing the drug to be well tolerated.^{[32, 33]}

Class Summary

Physiologic replacement for conditions of growth hormone deficiency.

Somatropin (Norditropin)

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Human growth hormone produced by recombinant DNA technology (mouse C127 cell line). Elicits anabolic and anticatabolic influence on various cells including: myocytes, hepatocytes, adipocytes, lymphocytes, and hematopoietic cells. Stimulates growth of linear bone, skeletal muscle, and organs. Exerts activity on specific cell receptors including insulinlike growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Indicated for short stature associated with Noonan syndrome.

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Author

Margaret M McGovern, MD, PhD Professor and Chair of Pediatrics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine

Margaret M McGovern, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Specialty Editor Board

Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Lois J Starr, MD, FAAP Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Clinical Geneticist, Munroe Meyer Institute for Genetics and Rehabilitation, University of Nebraska Medical Center

Lois J Starr, MD, FAAP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics

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Chief Editor

Luis O Rohena, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG Deputy Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Chief, Medical Genetics, San Antonio Military Medical Center; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F Edward Hebert School of Medicine; Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Luis O Rohena, MD, PhD, FAAP, FACMG is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics, American Chemical Society, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Additional Contributors

Elaine H Zackai, MD Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Professor of Pediatrics in Human Genetics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Director, Clinical Genetics Center, University of Pennsylvania; Senior Physician and Director of Clinical Genetics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Elaine H Zackai, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association, American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics, American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Acknowledgements

Jennifer Ibrahim, MD Chief, Genetics Division, St Joseph's Children's Hospital

Jennifer Ibrahim, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Society of Human Genetics

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.