Diagnosis of GH deficiency in the transition period: accuracy of insulin tolerance test and insulin-like growth factor-I measurement | Zendy

Mohamad Maghnie | Zendy; Gianluca Aimaretti | Zendy; Simonetta Bellone | Zendy; Gianni Bona | Zendy; J. Bellone | Zendy; Roberto Baldelli | Zendy; Carlo De Sanctis | Zendy; L Gargantini | Zendy; Roberto Gastaldi | Zendy; Lucia Ghizzoni | Zendy; Andrea Secco | Zendy; Carmine Tinelli | Zendy; Ezio Ghigo | Zendy

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Diagnosis of GH deficiency in the transition period: accuracy of insulin tolerance test and insulin-like growth factor-I measurement

Author(s) -

Mohamad Maghnie,

Gianluca Aimaretti,

Simonetta Bellone,

Gianni Bona,

J. Bellone,

Roberto Baldelli,

Carlo De Sanctis,

L Gargantini,

Roberto Gastaldi,

Lucia Ghizzoni,

Andrea Secco,

Carmine Tinelli,

Ezio Ghigo

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

european journal of endocrinology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.897

H-Index - 148

eISSN - 1479-683X

pISSN - 0804-4643

DOI - 10.1530/eje.1.01873

Subject(s) - ighd , medicine , insulin tolerance test , endocrinology , growth hormone deficiency , hypoglycemia , insulin , reference range , cohort , hypopituitarism , growth hormone , hormone , insulin resistance , insulin sensitivity

A consensus exists that severe growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in adults is defined by a peak GH response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia (insulin tolerance test, ITT) of less than 3 microg/l based on a cohort of subjects with a mean age of 45 years.

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