Auxologic parameters and response to 2-year therapy with recombinant human growth hormone in growth hormone deficient children with an ectopic posterior pituitary

Maria Kalina, Barbara Kalina-Faska, Katarzyna Gruszczyńska, Jan Baron, Anita Cisowska, Karolina Morawiec, Paulina Biel-Lewandowska, Ewa Małecka-Tendera

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BACKGROUND: Structural defects of the hypothalamic-pituitary area in MRI are suggested as being a more accurate marker of growth hormone deficiency (GHD) than laboratory assays. OBJECTIVE: To compare auxological characteristics in GHD children with normal pituitary (NP) function and with ectopic posterior pituitary (EPP) …