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Have human growth hormone (hgh) or anabolic steroids ever been used to treat the symptoms of inclusion body myositis (ibm)? why not?
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No: Not to my knowlege. Contact the nih.Gov site since they might be recruting people with this disorder for some studies.
Answered 7/27/2014
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Unlikely: I cannot find any reason why they would have any benefit.
Answered 12/28/2022
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