The Association between Somatotropin Therapy and the Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in Children with Short Stature: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

• Main Authors: Gherta Brill (Author), Iris Manor (Author), Roberta Bril Paroz (Author), Shai Ashkenazi (Author), Shira Cohen (Author), Avivit Golan-Cohen (Author), Ilan Green (Author), Ariel Israel (Author), Shlomo Vinker (Author), Abraham Weizman (Author), Eugene Merzon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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COVID-19 is a worldwide pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2, to which adults are usually more susceptible than children. Growth hormone (GH) levels differ between children and adults and decrease with age. There is bidirectional crosstalk between the GH/insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) pathway and the...