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Gluten-free diet normalizes GH secretion in a girl with celiac disease

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Fanciulli, G., Delitala, G. Gluten-free diet normalizes GH secretion in a girl with celiac disease. J Endocrinol Invest 24, 644–645 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03343908

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