Growth patterns in pubertal HIV-infected adolescents and their correlation with cytokines, IGF-1, IGFBP-1, and IGFBP-3

Objective To describe the final adult height (FAH) and pubertal growth patterns in HIV-infected adolescents and to compare this to an age matched population of seroreverting HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) adolescents. Further, to evaluate the interplay of proinflammatory cytokines (PIC) with IGF-1, IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-1 during the pubertal growth spurt.