Endocrine Abstracts

Background: HIV-infected paediatric patients usually show impaired growth. Data reporting abnormalities in GH–IGF–IGFBPs system are scarce and inconclusive.Aim: To analyse blood concentration of the major components of IGF–IGFBPs system in these children and compare them to growth parameters and to cytokines levels.Methods: prepubertal HIV-infected children, aged 8.2±1.7 years, were evaluated every 6 months duri...