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C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia

C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia

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C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia

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Full title

C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia

Publisher

United States: Massachusetts Medical Society

Journal title

The New England journal of medicine, 2019-07, Vol.381 (1), p.25-35

Language

English

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Publisher

United States: Massachusetts Medical Society

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Contents

Vosoritide is a biologic analogue of C-type natriuretic peptide, a stimulator of endochondral ossification, which is disordered in achondroplasia. In this phase 2 dose-finding study and extension study involving children with achondroplasia, once-daily administration of vosoritide resulted in a sustained increase in the annualized growth velocity.

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Full title

C-Type Natriuretic Peptide Analogue Therapy in Children with Achondroplasia

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2252255697

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2252255697

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ISSN

0028-4793

E-ISSN

1533-4406

DOI

10.1056/NEJMoa1813446

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