hrp0082p1-d3-169 | Growth (2) | ESPE2014
Iughetti Lorenzo
, Lucaccioni Laura
, Bruzzi Patrizia
, Di Biase Anna Rita
, De Bellis Anna Maira
, Predieri Barbara
Background: Coeliac disease (CD) can be associated with impaired growth in children after a prolonged period of Gluten-free diet (GFD). A small percentage of CD patients does not show catch-up growth during GFD because of GH secretion deficiency (GHD) that could be associated with antipituitary autoantibodies (APA).Objective and hypotheses: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of recombinant human GH (rhGH) therapy on final adult height in children w...