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| Item Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Reference intervals for insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) from birth to senescence: results from a multicenter study using a new automated chemiluminescence IGF-1 immunoassay conforming to recent international recommendations |
| Creators Name: | Bidlingmaier, M. and Friedrich, N. and Emeny, R.T. and Spranger, J. and Wolthers, O.D. and Roswall, J. and Koerner, A. and Obermayer-Pietsch, B. and Huebener, C. and Dahlgren, J. and Frystyk, J. and Pfeiffer, A.F.H. and Doering, A. and Bielohuby, M. and Wallaschofski, H. and Arafat, A.M. |
| Abstract: | Context: Measurement of IGF-1 is a cornerstone in diagnosis and monitoring of GH-related diseases, but considerable discrepancies exist between analytical methods. A recent consensus conference defined criteria for validation of IGF-1 assays and for establishment of normative data. Objectives: Our objectives were development and validation of a novel automated IGF-1 immunoassay (iSYS; Immunodiagnostic Systems) according to international guidelines and establishment of method-specific age- and sex-adjusted reference intervals and analysis of their robustness. Setting and Participants: We conducted a multicenter study with samples from 12 cohorts from the United States, Canada, and Europe including 15ü014 subjects (6697 males and 8317 females, 0-94 years of age). Main Outcome Measures: We measured concentrations of IGF-1 as determined by the IDS iSYS IGF-1 assay. Results: A new IGF-1 assay calibrated against the recommended standard (02/254) and insensitive to the 6 high-affinity IGF binding proteins was developed and rigorously validated. Age- and sex-adjusted reference intervals derived from a uniquely large cohort reflect the age-related pattern of IGF-1 secretion: a decline immediately after birth followed by an increase until a pubertal peak (at 15 years of age). Later in life, values decrease continuously. The impact of gender is small, although across the lifespan, women have lower mean IGF-1 concentrations. Geographical region, sampling setting (community or hospital based), and rigor of exclusion criteria in our large cohort did not affect the reference intervals. Conclusions: Using large cohorts of well-characterized subjects from different centers allowed construction of robust reference ranges for a new automated IGF-1 assay. The strict adherence to recent consensus criteria for IGF-1 assays might facilitate clinical application of the results. |
| Keywords: | Adolescent, Aged, Aging, Immunoassay, Infant, Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, Luminescent Measurements, Newborn Infant, Preschool Child , Reference Values |
| Source: | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| ISSN: | 0021-972X |
| Publisher: | Endocrine Society |
| Volume: | 99 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Page Range: | 1712-1721 |
| Date: | May 2014 |
| Official Publication: | https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2013-3059 |
| PubMed: | View item in PubMed |
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