Insulin-like growth factor-1 level is a poor diagnostic indicator of growth hormone deficiency

Insulin-like growth factor-1 level is a poor diagnostic indicator of growth hormone deficiency

Abstract We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) for screening growth hormone deficiency (GHD) to determine the usefulness of IGF-1 as a screening test. Among 298 consecutive children who had short stature or decreased height velocity, we measured IGF-1 levels an...

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Main Authors: Hideyuki Iwayama, Sachiko Kitagawa, Jyun Sada, Ryosuke Miyamoto, Tomohito Hayakawa, Yoshiyuki Kuroyanagi, Taichiro Muto, Hirokazu Kurahashi, Wataru Ohashi, Junko Takagi, Akihisa Okumura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95632-0

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95632-0

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