Growth Hormone Receptor Gene Expression Increase Reflects Nutritional Status Improvement in Patients Affected by Crohn's Disease

• Main Authors: Sara Pagani (Author), Elena Bozzola (Author), Caterina Strisciuglio (Author), Cristina Meazza (Author), Erasmo Miele (Author), M. Malamisura (Author), Paola De Angelis (Author), Mauro Bozzola (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: We proposed to verify the role of growth hormone receptor gene expression in growth failure of children with Crohn's disease (CD).Methods: We measured serum levels of growth hormone binding protein (GHBP) and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I), and growth hormone receptor (GHR) ge...