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Longitudinal behavior of autoimmune GH deficiency: from childhood to transition age.
Eur J Endocrinol
March 2016
Department of Cardiothoracic and Respiratory SciencesEndocrinology and Metabolic Diseases Unit, Second University of Naples, Piazza L. Miraglia 2, 80131 Napoli, ItalyDepartment of MedicalSurgical, Neurological, Metabolic and Geriatric Sciences, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases UnitDepartment of Clinical and Experimental MedicineSecond University of Naples, Napoli, Italy.
Background: Some cases of apparently idiopathic GH deficiency (GHD) may be caused by pituitary autoimmunity.
Objective: To study the variations in pituitary function and antipituitary antibodies (APA) from childhood to transition age in patients with apparently idiopathic GHD.
Design: We conducted a longitudinal study.