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Three Cases of Non-islet Cell Tumor Hypoglycemia Highlighting Efficacy of Glucocorticoid Treatment

Non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia (NICTH) is a rarely encountered cause of hypoglycemia. It is most often caused by tumor secretion of precursor insulin-like growth factor-2 (IGF-2) which, in high concentrations, binds to insulin receptors exerting insulin-like metabolic effects. It is often associa...

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Autores principales: Voon, Kimberly, Simpson, Aaron, Fegan, Peter Gerard, Walsh, John P
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10580471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37909001
http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcemcr/luad045