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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |