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a boy 175cm at age 19yrs is it a beautiful,normal and healthy hieght and might growth continue to improve at this age and might end at what age maximum.
Hi Pascal: A boy at 19 years of age has just about finished growing. A height of 175 cm is in the 50% percentile, according to the CDC (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhanes/growthcharts/set1clinical/cj41l021.pdf). That means that 50% of the population is taller, and 50% is shorter. Perhaps a couple more centimeters, but not much more growth.
These data are for children born and raised in the USA, so may not be true for children in other countries (the filariasis gives me a hint that you're not from around here).
Hope this helps.
FM Rollwagen, PhD
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Florence M Rollwagen
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I can answer questions in biology, microbiology and immunology on the undergraduate or graduate level. I can also address medical and health concerns regarding alternative medicine, autoimmune diseases (lupus, MS) liver disease and intestinal problems.
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I have over 20 years experience in research and teaching at the medical/graduate level, and 5 years teaching college biology and microbiology. My expertise is in microbiology and immunology, specifically the biology of cytokines and soluble immune response modifiers. I also carried out original research in blood substitutes and shock/trauma.
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American Association of Immunologists (AAI)
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Journal of Experimental Medicine, Journal of Immunology, Cytokine, Shock, Experimental Hematology
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BS biology 1966
MS biology 1968
PhD immunology 1979
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