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Hereditary Gigantism-the biblical giant Goliath and his brothers

The biblical giant Goliath has an identifiable family tree suggestive of autosomal dominant inheritance. We suggest that he had a hereditary pituitary disorder possibly due to the AIP gene, causing early onset and familial acromegaly or gigantism. We comment on the evidence within the scriptures for...

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Autores principales: Donnelly, Deirdre E, Morrison, Patrick J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Ulster Medical Society 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4113151/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25075136