Acromegaly (cont.)Medical Author:
Hasnain M Khandwala, MD, FRCPC
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Arthur B Chausmer, MD, PhD, FACP, FACE, FACN, CNS
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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD
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George T Griffing, MD
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Increased and unregulated growth hormone (GH) production, usually caused by a GH-secreting pituitary tumor (somatotroph tumor), characterizes acromegaly.
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