Specimen Requirements
Title
ILGF-1 (INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR) (SOMATOMEDIN-C)
Specimen Requirement
*CRITICAL FROZEN*
Draw blood in a SST. Spin, separate and send 1.0mL serum in a screw capped plastic transport vial frozen. Indicate “serum/SST” on vial. Contact lab for dry ice for shipment.
Methodology
Stability
Frozen 14 days
Reference Range
See Report*
Turnaround
2 days Performed Mon-Fri
Clinical Use
Diagnose acromegaly, in which Sm-C and GH are increased; evaluate hypopituitarism and hypothalamic lesions in children (diagnosis of dwarfism and response to therapy). Low levels occur in Laron dwarfism, an entity in which GH is increased.
Test Code
IGF1W