L‐<scp>DOPA</scp> Test in the Diagnosis of Childhood Short Stature: Evaluation of Growth Hormone Peaks Over Time
Our research shows that omitting 120-min time reduces L-DOPA test specificity, especially with GHD cut-off at 10 ng/mL.
Authors
- Rita De Santis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0130-3973)
- Simona Carrera
- Stefano Stagi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2259-4685)
- B Castelli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0311-8824)
- Marco Andrea Malanima
- Salvatore De Masi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5889-9280)
Institutions
- Meyer Children's Hospital (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (IT)
- University of Florence (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism
- Published
- 2024-08-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/edm2.70000
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36