Pegvisomant-primed growth hormone (GH) stimulation test is useful in identifying true GH deficient children
Radetti, Giorgio; Khalaf, Randa; Meazza, Cristina; Pagani, Sara; mohamed, elkholy; Albertini, Riccardo; De Stefano, Anna Maria; Navarra, Antonella; De Silvestri, Annalisa; Bozzola, Mauro; Elsedfy, Heba H;
Abstract
Provocative stimulation tests for growth hormone (GH) assessment have poor reproducibility and can often elicit false positive results in normal children. The aim of our study was to confirm the capability of pegvisomant as an enhancer of GH secretion in unmasking false-positive results in short children (height <-2.0 standard deviation score, SDS) undergoing GH testing.
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| Title | Pegvisomant-primed growth hormone (GH) stimulation test is useful in identifying true GH deficient children | Authors | Radetti, Giorgio; Khalaf, Randa; Meazza, Cristina; Pagani, Sara; mohamed, elkholy ; Albertini, Riccardo; De Stefano, Anna Maria; Navarra, Antonella; De Silvestri, Annalisa; Bozzola, Mauro; Elsedfy, Heba H | Keywords | GH | GH stimulation tests | GHD | Pegvisomant | Issue Date | Jul-2017 | Journal | Hormones (Athens, Greece) | ISSN | 11093099 | DOI | 10.14310/horm.2002.1748 | PubMed ID | 29278515 | Scopus ID | 2-s2.0-85039746813 |
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