Journal of Clinical Case Reports

The Importance of Knowing Growth and Pubertal Development in Down Syndrome

Abstract

Giuseppe Cannalire, Melissa Bellini and Giacomo Biasucci

Knowing growth and pubertal development in Down Syndrome (DS) is very important to early detect catch down growth/weight or pubertal delay that can be suggestive of disorders such as autoimmune diseases, endocrinophaties or oncological pathologies.