Expression of the long non-coding RNA H19 and MALAT-1 in growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenomas and its relationship to tumor behavior

•The tumor size of invasive GHPAs was larger.•The level of preoperative serum IGF-1 was significantly higher in invasive GHPAs.•The expression of lncRNA H19 was significantly higher in invasive GHPAs.•There was no significant differences between the expression of lncRNA MALAT-1 in invasive GHPAs and...

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