IGF-I and osteoporosis

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Rosen, CJ [1 ]
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[1] Univ Maine, St Joseph Hosp, Maine Ctr Osteoporosis Res & Educ, Bangor, ME 04401 USA
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R446 [实验室诊断]; R-33 [实验医学、医学实验];
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This article discusses the clinical use of insulin-like growth factors (IGF) as a potential diagnostic tool for osteoporosis. Although there is a numerical relationship between measurable IGF-I and bone mass, or risk of fractures, it is not clear that it is causal. Caution must be undertaken in deciphering the results of a low, normal, or high IGF-I in relation to osteoporosis. Further studies should help define more clearly the possible pathogenic relationship between IGF-I and bone mass.
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