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Continuous subcutaneous IGF-1 therapy via insulin pump in a patient with Donohue syndrome.
Journal of pediatric endocrinology & metabolism : JPEM - 1 Nov 2014
Weber David R, Stanescu Diana E, Semple Robert, Holland Cheryl, Magge Sheela N
Abstract excerpt
Donohue syndrome (DS) is a severe form of congenital insulin resistance due to mutation(s) in the insulin receptor (INSR) gene. Given the similarities between insulin and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) receptors, recombinant human IGF-1 (rhIGF-1) has been used to treat severe insulin resistance due to INSR mutation(s). Traditional subcutaneous therapy may be limited by the shortened IGF-1 half-life in these...
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