IGF1 for the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency in children and adolescents: a reappraisal

A number of studies have evaluated the role of IGF1 measurement in the diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency (GHD). This study aimed to evaluate th e accuracy and the best cut-off of IGF1 SDS in the diagnosis of GHD in a large coho rt of short children and adolescents. One-hundred and forty-two chi...

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Main Authors: Anastasia Ibba, Francesca Corrias, Chiara Guzzetti, Letizia Casula, Mariacarolina Salerno, Natascia di Iorgi, Gianluca Tornese, Giuseppa Patti, Giorgio Radetti, Mohamad Maghnie, Marco Cappa, Sandro Loche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bioscientifica 2020-12-01
Series:Endocrine Connections
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Online Access:https://ec.bioscientifica.com/view/journals/ec/9/11/EC-20-0347.xml