Acromegaly: unravelling a complex disease.

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Acromegaly: unravelling a complex disease.

Growth regulation - 1 Sept 1995

O'Halloran D J, Shalet S M

Abstract excerpt

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 muta...

Topics

Acromegaly
Adenoma
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
Gene Deletion
Growth Hormone
Humans
Mutation
Pituitary Neoplasms

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