Acromegaly: unravelling a complex disease.

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Acromegaly is a rare endocrine disorder characterized by growth hormone hypersecretion and is usually caused by a pituitary macroadenoma. It is associated with significantly increased patient morbidity and mortality. Molecular biological studies have implicated a causative role for oncogenic mutations (activating Gs alpha mutations and/or chromosomal 11q13 deletions) in less than 50% of cases. The cause(s) in the...

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