Impact of Pituitary Autoimmunity and Genetic Disorders on Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children and Adults

Impact of Pituitary Autoimmunity and Genetic Disorders on Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children and Adults

Growth hormone (GH), mostly through its peripheral mediator, the insulin-like growth factor 1(IGF1), in addition to carrying out its fundamental action to promote linear bone growth, plays an important role throughout life in the regulation of intermediate metabolism, trophism and function of variou...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Bellastella, Maria Ida Maiorino, Miriam Longo, Paolo Cirillo, Lorenzo Scappaticcio, Maria Teresa Vietri, Antonio Bellastella, Katherine Esposito, Annamaria De Bellis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-02-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Subjects:
autoimmune ghd
genetic ghd
anti-pituitary antibodies
lymphocytic hypophysitis
gh insensitivity
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/4/1392

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