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. 2018 May 16;19:79. doi: 10.1186/s12881-018-0591-z

Table 3.

Patients with ACAN variant treated with growth hormone

N Gender ACAN Variant GH starting age (y) Initial Height (SDS) GH dosage 1st year growth ΔSDS GH duration (y) Additional treatment Average growth ΔSDS/y Latest Height (SDS)
van der Steen M, et al. (2017)
1 Female c.1608C > A (p.Tyr536*) 5.0 −3.7 1-2 mg/m2/d + 0.7 9 GnRHa for 1.5 y −0.0 − 3.9 (AH)
2 Male c.1608C > A (p. Tyr536*) 11.9 −2.4 2 mg/m2/d + 0.7 3.5 GnRHa for 2 y + 0.2 −1.6
3 Male c.7090C > T (p.Gln2364*) 11.7 −2.7 2 mg/m2/d + 0.1 5.6 GnRHa for 2 y −0.0 −2.9
4 Male c.4762_4765del (p.Gly1588fs) 12.3 −2.7 1 mg/m2/d 0 6.2 GnRHa for 2 y + 0.0 −2.6 (AH)
Gkourogianni A, et al. (2017)
1 Male c.272delA (p.Arg93Alafs*) 8.7 −3.3 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.8 2.6 Along with aromatase inhibitor + 0.2 −2.7
2 Male c.272delA (p.Arg93Alafs*) 6.3 −1.8 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.2 2.4 + 0.1 −1.6
3 Female c.7064 T > C (p.Leu2355Pro) 12.0 −3.2 30-50 μg/kg/d −0.5 1.5 Along with GnRHa −0.5 −3.9 (AH)
4 Male c.5391 (p.Gly1797Glyfs*) 6.2 −2.6 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.6 1.0 + 0.3 −2.0
5 Female c.7429G > A (p.Val2417Met) 11.3 −0.8 30-50 μg/kg/d −0.2 1.1 Along with GnRHa −0.3 −1.1
6 Female c.7429G > A (p.Val2417Met) 5.5 −1.2 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.4 3.8 + 0.1 −0.7
7 Female c.1443G > T (p.Glu415*) 8.5 −1.7 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.6 2.1 GnRHa for 1 y + 0.6 −0.5
8 Male c.1443G > T (p.Glu415*) 5.7 −1.7 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.2 (0.5y) 0.5 + 0.4 −1.5
9 Female c.1443G > T (p.Glu415*) 8.4 −0.7 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.2 (0.8y) 0.8 + 0.3 −0.5
10 Female c.1443G > T (p.Glu415*) 3.2 −3.0 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.7 (0.8y) 0.8 + 0.9 −2.3
11 Female c.4657G > T (p.Glu1553*) 8.7 −2.9 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.3 (0.8y) 0.8 + 0.4 −2.6
12 Male c.223 T > C (p.Trp75Arg) 5.5 −2.0 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.7 1.0 + 0.7 −1.3
13 Female c.223 T > C (p.Trp75Arg) 8.3 −1.9 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.7 1.0 + 0.7 −1.2
14 Male c.1425delA (p.Val478Serfs*) 7.4 −2.9 30-50 μg/kg/d + 0.4 3.0 + 0.4 −1.7
Present study
1 Female c.7465 T > C (p.Gln2364Pro) 5.6 −2.09 40 μg/kg/d + 0.33 3.9 GnRHa for 2 y + 0.26 −1.07
2 Male c.7465 T > C (p.Gln2364Pro) 7.8 −0.88 50 μg/kg/d + 0.27 5.0 GnRHa for 1 y + 0.11 −0.31
3 Male c.7465 T > C (p.Gln2364Pro) 6.4 −3.74 60 μg/kg/d + 0.23 7.7 −0.0 −3.75

GH growth hormone, SDS standard deviation score, GnRHa gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist, AH adult height