ESPE Abstracts

Celiac disease (CD) is an intestinal chronic inflammatory and autoimmune disease that develops as a result of interplay between genetic, immunologic, and environmental factors. Many patients, who are referred for evaluation for short stature, show initially no identifiable abnormalities and labeled as having idiopathic short stature (ISS). Children with growth hormone deficiency may show poor response to growth hormone (GH) replacement therapy. In both conditions, this may be ...