Plasma insulin-like growth factor I levels during treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Anita Cavallo; Richard W. Furlanetto; Walter J. Meyėr

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Plasma insulin-like growth factor I levels during treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia

Anita Cavallo, Richard W. Furlanetto, Walter J. Meyėr

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Abstract

We tested the hypotheses that the levels of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) reflect the degree of control during the treatment of patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), and that suppressed IGF-I levels during puberty contribute to decreased adult height. We measured serial IGF-I levels in 26 CAH patients followed over 6 months to 5 years. The control of CAH was variable, with several cases of overtreatment in infancy, and frequent undertreatment in childhood and adolescence. IGF-I levels were quite variable and inconsistent with the control of CAH. Our results suggest that IGF-I levels are not helpful in monitoring CAH patients; IGF-I does not seem to play a role in the growth failure during CAH therapy.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	23-26
Number of pages	4
Journal	Hormone Research in Paediatrics
Volume	34
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1159/000181790
State	Published - Jan 1 1990

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Keywords

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Growth
Insulin-like growth factor I

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Endocrinology

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Cavallo, A., Furlanetto, R. W., & Meyėr, W. J. (1990). Plasma insulin-like growth factor I levels during treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Hormone Research in Paediatrics, 34(1), 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1159/000181790

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