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Unit Code 15867:
Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1, Serum

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Diagnosing growth disorders

 

Diagnosing adult GH deficiency

 

Monitoring of rhGH treatment

 

Diagnosis and follow-up of acromegaly and gigantism

 

As a part of laboratory monitoring of nutritional status

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Enzyme-Labeled Chemiluminescence

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Insulin-Like Growth Factor I, S

Ordering Mnemonic An alternate Mayo code (to the Unit Code) for a test

IGF1

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

IGF (Insulin-Like Growth Factor)

IGF-1

IGF1

 

Insulin Like Growth Factor I

Soft-IGF1

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