Antipituitary antibodies in Dutch patients with idiopathic hypopituitarism

Hormone Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-27

  De Graaff, L C G ^a   De Bellis, A ^b   Bellastella, A ^b   Hokken Koelega, A C S ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antipituitary antibodies; Autoimmune hypophysitis; Growth hormone deficiency; Hypopituitarism

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; CORTICOTROPIN; PITUITARY ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY SCREENING; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CHILD; CORTICOTROPIN DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSITIS; HYPOPITUITARISM; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE PITUITARY HORMONE DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOPITUITARISM; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES;

EID: 56749174002     PISSN: 03010163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000173738     Document Type: Article

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