Serum IGF‐I and IGFBP‐3 concentrations do not accurately predict growth hormone deficiency in children with brain tumours
Weinzimer S, Homan S, Ferry R, Moshang T. Serum IGF‐I and IGFBP‐3 concentrations do not accurately predict growth hormone deficiency in children with brain tumours. Clinical Endocrinology 1999, 51: 339-345. PMID: 10469014, DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.1999.00804.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF-binding protein-3Hypothalamic/chiasmatic gliomaIGFBP-3 levelsGrowth hormone deficiencyBody mass indexPrimitive neuroectodermal tumorHypothalamic-chiasmatic gliomaProvocative GH testingIGFBP-3 concentrationsIGF-I levelsGH deficiencyGH testingHormone deficiencySerum IGFBrain tumorsPubertal stageTumor typesLower IGFBP-3 levelsNormal IGF-1 levelsLow IGF-I levelsGrowth factor insulin-like growth factorInsulin-like growth factorIGF-1 levelsRetrospective case reviewBone age delay