2011
Relationship of folate, vitamin B12 and methylation of insulin-like growth factor-II in maternal and cord blood
Ba Y, Yu H, Liu F, Geng X, Zhu C, Zhu Q, Zheng T, Ma S, Wang G, Li Z, Zhang Y. Relationship of folate, vitamin B12 and methylation of insulin-like growth factor-II in maternal and cord blood. European Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2011, 65: 480-485. PMID: 21245875, PMCID: PMC3071883, DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2010.294.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCord bloodMaternal bloodVitamin B12Serum levelsMother's bloodWeight gainMother's weight gainRelationship of folateInsulin-like growth factor IISerum folate levelsCross-sectional studyFetal origins hypothesisLevels of folateGrowth factor IIMultivariate linear regression modelPassive smokingInsulin-like growth factor 2 geneBreast cancerFolate levelsIGF2 P3Growth factor 2 geneFactor 2 genePercentage of methylationFactor IIBlood
1998
The Acid-Labile Subunit of Human Ternary Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein Complex in Serum: Hepatosplanchnic Release, Diurnal Variation, Circulating Concentrations in Healthy Subjects, and Diagnostic Use in Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency
Juul A, Møller S, Mosfeldt-Laursen E, Rasmussen M, Scheike T, Pedersen S, Kastrup K, Yu H, Mistry J, Rasmussen S, Müller J, Henriksen J, Skakkebæk N. The Acid-Labile Subunit of Human Ternary Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein Complex in Serum: Hepatosplanchnic Release, Diurnal Variation, Circulating Concentrations in Healthy Subjects, and Diagnostic Use in Patients with Growth Hormone Deficiency. The Journal Of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 1998, 83: 4408-4415. PMID: 9851786, DOI: 10.1210/jcem.83.12.5311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcid-labile subunitIGFBP-3GH deficiencyALS levelsHepatosplanchnic releaseNormal age-related rangesChildhood-onset GH deficiencyInsulin-like growth factorAge-related rangeSignificant arteriovenous gradientNormal GH responseGH secretory statusConcentrations of IGFLiver vein catheterizationGrowth hormone deficiencyCirculating ConcentrationsGH responseGHD patientsVein catheterizationSecretory statusArteriovenous gradientHormone deficiencyHealthy subjectsDiagnostic utilityIGF