Editorial: Commentary on anti-pituitary antibodies in children with newly diagnosed celiac disease: A novel finding contributing to linear growth

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 697-698

  Fasano, Alessio ^a   Counts, Debra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; SOMATOMEDIN C; ZINC; ANTIIDIOTYPIC ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; BODY HEIGHT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SHORT STATURE; ZINC DEFICIENCY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MALE; NOTE; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, ANTI-IDIOTYPIC; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CELIAC DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND;

EID: 77749245935     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.640     Document Type: Review

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