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Pituitary tumour-transforming gene (PTTG) and pituitary senescence.
Hormone research - 1 Apr 2009
Chesnokova Vera, Melmed Shlomo
Abstract excerpt
Pituitary tumours account for 15% of intracranial neoplasms and are benign monoclonal neoplasms that may be clinically silent or secrete hormones, including prolactin, growth hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone or, rarely, thyroid-stimulating hormone or gonadotrophins. These adenomas account for clinical infertility, growth disorders and hypercortisolism or metabolic dysfunctions associated with...
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