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Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children and Adolescents

Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children and Adolescents

A new clinical test to diagnose growth hormone deficiency in saliva of patients with short stature

Gemstone Books ( 2020-11-30 )

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Growth hormone deficiency (GHD) is one of the most common endocrine disorders with short stature in children. GHD is conventionally diagnosed and confirmed by the diminished peak of growth hormone (GH) for provocative testing. It is found that the level of Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) is under the influence of GH and reflects the spontaneous endogenous GH secretion. According to the absence of a circadian rhythm, it is possible to take individual measurements of IGF-1 and IGFBP-3 at any time of the day to assess the state of GH instead of subjecting the individual to cumbersome provocative tests. In this book, we review a new clinical method for diagnosing growth hormone deficiency in children and adolescents with short stature.

Book Details:

ISBN-13:

978-613-8-94553-6

ISBN-10:

6138945530

EAN:

9786138945536

Book language:

English

By (author) :

Saja S. Falih
Falah S. Al-Fartusie
Noor T. Tahir

Number of pages:

128

Published on:

2020-11-30

Category:

Clinical disciplines