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Characteristics of Acromegaly in Korea with a Literature Review

Acromegaly is a slowly progressive disease caused by excessive growth hormone (GH), which is related to a GH secreting pituitary tumor in most cases. Herein, we describe the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, and treatment of acromegaly in Korea with a literature review. The average annual inci...

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Autores principales: Hong, Jae Won, Ku, Cheol Ryong, Kim, Sun Ho, Lee, Eun Jig
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Endocrine Society 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3811698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24396674
http://dx.doi.org/10.3803/EnM.2013.28.3.164