Diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency is affected by calibrators used in GH immunoassays

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 900-903

  Meazza, C ^a   Albertini, R ^b   Pagani, S ^a   Sessa, N ^b   Laarej, K ^a   Falcone, R ^a   Bozzola, E ^c   Calcaterra, V ^a   Bozzola, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

calibrator; chemiluminescent assay; children; growth hormone; growth hormone deficiency

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CALIBRATION; CALIBRATOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARGININE; CALIBRATION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DRUG COSTS; FEMALE; GLUCAGON; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; ITALY; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

EID: 84869503643     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: 14394286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1314855     Document Type: Article

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