Ross Graham Clark - Devonport, Auckland, NZ Gillian Clark, legal representative - North Shore, NZ George M. Bright - San Mateo CA, US Sam Liao - Costa Mesa CA, US
Assignee:
Tercica, Inc. - Brisbane CA
International Classification:
G01N 33/48 G06G 7/48 A61K 38/18
US Classification:
702 19, 703 11, 514 76
Abstract:
The present invention provides standard deviation score (SDS) calculators, which SDS calculators are useful for transforming insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) concentrations to IGF-1 standard deviation scores. In one embodiment, IGF-1 blood levels are calculated so as to take into account IGFBP-3 blood levels (and, optionally, IGF-2 blood levels) to provide an IGF-1 production rate, which can be used to calculate an IGF-1 production rate SDS. The IGF-1 SDS and IGF-1 production rate SDS are particularly useful in assessing the stimulated rate of IGF-1 production in response to, for example, growth hormone therapy.
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