Sporadic and genetic forms of paediatric somatotropinoma: a retrospective analysis of seven cases and a review of the literature

BACKGROUND: Somatotropinoma, a pituitary adenoma characterised by excessive production of growth hormone (GH), is extremely rare in childhood. A genetic defect is evident in some cases; known genetic changes include: multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1); Carney complex; McCune-Albright syndrom...

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Autores principales: Nozières, Cécile, Berlier, Pascale, Dupuis, Clémentine, Raynaud-Ravni, Catherine, Morel, Yves, Chazot, Françoise Borson, Nicolino, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3234180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22024364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-6-67

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3234180/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22024364
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1750-1172-6-67

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