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hrp0097p1-86 | Fetal, Neonatal Endocrinology and Metabolism | ESPE2023

Measurements of Growth Hormone using dried blood spots in preterm neonates: reference values and longitudinal evaluation.

Federico Giacchetti , Orsenigo Chiara , Vizzari Giulia , Tarricone Silvia , Vantaggiato Chiara , Rodari Giulia , Napolitano Filomena , Sangiorgio Andrea , Morniroli Daniela , Colombo Lorenzo , Profka Eriselda , Collini Valentina , Risio Alessandro , Lorella Giannì Maria , Arosio Maura , Mantovani Giovanna , Mosca Fabio , Ceriotti Ferruccio , Vidali Matteo , Giavoli Claudia

Background and aim: Congenital growth hormone deficiency (cGHD) is a rare but life-threatening condition whose diagnosis is challenging in the absence of reliable reference values, both in healthy neonates and in preterm ones. We recently estimated GH reference interval in 1036 healthy, at-term newborns (HN) form dried blood spot samples using a previously validated analytical method.Aim: of this study is to provide valu...

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Measurements of Growth Hormone using dried blood spots in preterm neonates: reference values and longitudinal evaluation.

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