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Recent studies have shown that vitamin D has an impact on the production and secretion of IGF-I in the liver. The aim of our study was to investigate the relationship between the concentrations of 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25(OH)D] and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) in growth hormone deficient children and adolescents before recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) treatment. The study was retrospective and included 84 children and adolescents aged 4–17. Prior to initiating rhGH therapy, concentrations of 25(OH)D and IGF-I were measured in all patients. IGF-I concentrations were normalized for bone age. The studied group was divided into two subgroups according to serum 25(OH)D levels. Significant positive correlations between 25(OH)D concentration and IGF-I SDS-normalized for bone age were observed in both studied subgroups. The results of our study suggest that vitamin D deficiency could influence IGF-I concentrations in children and adolescents with growth hormone deficiency, and vitamin D deficiency should be normalized before the measurement of IGF-I concentrations to obtain the reliable and unbiased IGF-I values.
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Witkowska-Sędek, E., Kucharska, A., Rumińska, M., Pyrżak, B. (2016). Relationship Between 25(OH)D and IGF-I in Children and Adolescents with Growth Hormone Deficiency. In: Pokorski, M. (eds) Prospect in Pediatric Diseases Medicine. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology(), vol 912. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/5584_2016_212
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