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Risk of neoplasms in acromegaly

Acromegaly is a chronic disease caused by the excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH), and as a result, of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). Untreated, the condition reduces the patients’ life expectancy and leads to a series of complications, among which an increased risk of carcinogenesis i...

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Autores principales: Ruchała, Marek, Szczepanek-Parulska, Ewelina, Fularz, Maciej, Woliński, Kosma
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3687397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23788865
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/wo.2012.28790