ea0011p23 | Bone | ECE2006
Cecconi E
, Genovesi M
, Bogazzi F
, Grasso L
, Procopio M
, Marcocci C
, Pinchera A
, Bartalena L
, Martino E
, Gasperi M
Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHP) and growth hormone deficiency (GHD) are both associated with alterations of bone metabolism.GH secretion is frequently impaired in PHP patients; thus GH/IGF-I system alterations could be involved in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis.In the present study 50 post-menopausal women with PHP were evaluated by GH response to GH-releasing hormone (GHRH)+arginine (ARG) test and femoral neck bone mineral den...