Estimation of the reference values and decision limits for growth hormone in newborns using dried blood spots.

Matteo VidaliFederico GiacchettiAndrea SangiorgioChiara VantaggiatoGiulia RodariChiara OrsenigoAdriana Di ModugnoFilomena NapolitanoDaniela MorniroliLorenzo ColomboEriselda ProfkaGiulia VizzariFabio MoscaFerruccio CeriottiGiovanna MantovaniMaura ArosioMaria L GiannìClaudia Giavoli

Published in: Clinical chemistry and laboratory medicine (2023)

Validation data suggest that this method can be used to measured GH in newborns using DBS. The reference values estimated in this study are in accordance with previous published works using ELISA and may help confirming the clinical suspicion of neonatal GHD.

Keyphrases

growth hormone
pregnant women
gestational age
low birth weight
cord blood
electronic health record
decision making
preterm infants
artificial intelligence
deep learning