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Short Stature in Children (cont.)

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The prognosis for persons with normal variant short stature is excellent. For children with growth hormone deficiency, treatment with growth hormone replacement therapy typically results in a height consistent with the child's genetic potential, so long as therapy begins five years before the onset of puberty.

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