IGF-1 Levels Across the Spectrum of Normal to Elevated in Acromegaly: Relationship to Insulin Sensitivity, Markers of Cardiovascular Risk and Body Composition

PURPOSE: Activity of acromegaly is gauged by levels of GH and IGF-1 and epidemiological studies demonstrate that their normalization reduces acromegaly’s excess mortality rate. However, few data are available linking IGF-1 levels to features of the disease that may relate to cardiovascular (CV) risk...

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Published in:Pituitary
Main Authors: Reid, Tirissa J., Jin, Zhezhen, Shen, Wei, Reyes-Vidal, Carlos M., Fernandez, Jean Carlos, Bruce, Jeffrey N., Kostadinov, Jane, Post, Kalmon D., Freda, Pamela U.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4619193/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25907335
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11102-015-0657-2
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