hrp0092fc14.2 | GH and IGF2 | ESPE2019
Upners Emmie N
, Busch Alexander S.
, Almstrup Kristian
, Petersen Jørgen Holm
, Main Katharina
, Jensen Rikke Beck
, Juul Anders
Background: Sexual maturation is closely linked to growth, suggesting common pathways between the reproductive development and the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-I (GH/IGF-I) axis. IGF-I bioavailability is regulated by Pregnancy associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), Pregnancy associated plasma protein-A2 (PAPP-A2) and Stanniocalcin 2 (STC2). A large genome-wide association study (GWAS) identified PAPP-A, PAPP-A2 and STC2 to represent loci strongly a...