Eurofins Biomnis code

GH

Synonyms

• Endocrinology
• Growth Hormone
• Growth hormone
• hGH
• Human Growth Hormone
• Somathormone
• Somatotrop Hormone
• Somatotrophic Hormone
• Somatotrophin
• Somatotropin
• STH

Specialty

Biochemistry

Clinical significance

A pituitary hormone which stimulates growth in children and adolescents. In so doing, it affects most metabolic processes (it has diabetogenic and anabolic activity). Its rate of secretion varies depending on nutritional status (e.g. fasting), pain and physical exercise. Test useful in the investigation of retarded growth (congenital primary GH deficiency) and acromegaly (due to hypersecretion of GH and characterized by sustained high levels throughout a glucose tolerance test). GH secretion shows a marked variation in sleep/wake pattern with a high secretion taking place during sleep

Preanalytics

• 1 x 1 mL :
• Serum
•   FROZEN
• Freezing within 4 hours

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Further information

Fasting sample
Specify if patient is under Somavert (Pegvisomant) treatment

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence

Turnaround time

2 days