Serum insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 levels in patients with chronic hepatitis B


Ulusoy C., HAKLAR G., Kiziltas S., Imeryuz N., Yaman A.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY-TURK BIYOKIMYA DERGISI, cilt.41, sa.4, ss.263-268, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

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Objective: Decreased serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and insulin like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels have been found in patients with chronic liver disease of different etiologies, but these factors have not been studied extensively in patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV)-induced chronic liver disease.