%0 Journal Article %T Study on Insulin Like Growth Factor-1 As a Marker of Severity of Liver Dysfunction in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis %A Aloke Kumar Raha %A Mamun Al Mahtab %A Mobin Khan %A Mohammad Izazul Hoque %A Nooruddin Ahmad %A Salimar Rahman %J Chattagram Maa-O-Shishu Hospital Medical College Journal %D 2019 %R https://doi.org/10.3329/cmoshmcj.v18i1.42125 %X Background: Insulin Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1) is a polypeptide hormone predominantly synthesized in liver. It has been reported that serum IGF-1 concentrations low in hypopitutuitarism, malnutrition and various diseases particularly in patients with chronic liver disease. The aim of the study was to see the level of IGF-1 in patients with cirrhosis and its relation with severity of liver dysfunction %U https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/CMOSHMCJ/article/view/42125