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When you have too much growth hormone, your bones increase in size. In childhood, this leads to increased height and is called gigantism. But in adulthood, a ...
Acromegaly and gigantism. Mayo Clinic; 2019. Acromegaly. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health ...
This condition is called gigantism. Pituitary tumors that make luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating hormone. Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle ...
Very short stature of 4 feet 10 inches or less that results from a genetic or medical condition is considered dwarfism. Learn about causes and treatment.
In this digestive condition, gluten in food damages the small intestine, making it hard to absorb nutrients and causing a variety of symptoms.
This inherited disorder affects the skeleton and the eyes. It can also harm the large blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the rest of the ...
In childhood, this leads to increased height and is called gigantism. But in adulthood, a change in height doesn't occur. Instead, the increase in bone size ...
Growth hormone (GH) excess presenting as acromegaly in adults and gigantism in pediatric patients most often occurs as result of pituitary adenoma. GH ...
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