ESPE Abstracts

Background: Some studies suggested a correlation between vitamin D (VD) and the GH-IGF1 but few studies, and with controversial results, have prospectively analysed the vitamin D status in children before and after GH treatment.Objective and hypothesis: To assess VD status in pre-pubertal children with idiopathic GH deficiency (GHD); and to evaluate effect of GHD and GH treatment on VD levels.Methods: 50 pre-pubertal children with ...