Increasing urine albumin excretion is associated with growth hormone hypersecretion and reduced clearance of insulin in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes: the Oxford Regional Prospective Study.

HYPOTHESIS: We previously described lower insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) levels in association with increased microalbuminuria (MA) risk in type 1 diabetic subjects followed from diabetes diagnosis through puberty into adulthood. By inference lower IGF-I levels may be associated with higher G...

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Main Authors: Amin, R, Williams, R, Frystyk, J, Umpleby, M, Matthews, D, Orskov, H, Dalton, R, Dunger, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005