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Purpose : For diagnosis of growth hormone(GH) deficiency in short stature, peak growth
hormone levels after pharmacologic stimulation are usually used. In this study, we measured
serum IGFBP-3, which is a major binding protein in serum and is considered to be GH-IGF-I
axis dependent, levels by radioimmuno assay(RIA) in sera from normal short stature(NSS)
children, and patients with GH deficiency children to clarify the... |