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PMON117 IGF-1 Testing: Diagnostic Pitfalls

INTRODUCTION: Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder, with an incidence of 5.3/million/year, that results from persistent hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH), which stimulates hepatic secretion of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). The best single test for the diagnosis of acromegaly is measur...

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Autor principal: Perez-Martinez, Sebastian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9625119/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvac150.1111