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== Definition/Description <br> == | == Definition/Description <br> == | ||
Acromegaly is a rare systemic disease which affects the entire body.<ref name="Vance">1. Vance M. Acromegaly: a fascinating pituitary disorder. Neurosurg Focus 2010;29(4):1.</ref> | Acromegaly is a rare systemic disease which affects the entire body.<ref name="Vance">1. Vance M. Acromegaly: a fascinating pituitary disorder. Neurosurg Focus 2010;29(4):1.</ref> It is characterized by a hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) which the body is unable to regulate.<ref>2. Cordero RA, Barkan AL. Current diagnosis of acromegaly. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2008;9:13-19.</ref> GH facilitates growth of muscles, internal organs, and bones, as well as stimulating secretion of its target hormone insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1).<sup>1,<ref name="Merck">3.Merck Manual Home Edition. Acromegaly and gigantism: pituitary gland disorders. http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/print/sec13/ch162e.html (Accessed March 11 2011).</ref></sup> | ||
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Acromegaly is a rare systemic disease which affects the entire body.[1] It is characterized by a hypersecretion of growth hormone (GH) which the body is unable to regulate.[2] GH facilitates growth of muscles, internal organs, and bones, as well as stimulating secretion of its target hormone insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1).1,[3]
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- ↑ 1. Vance M. Acromegaly: a fascinating pituitary disorder. Neurosurg Focus 2010;29(4):1.
- ↑ 2. Cordero RA, Barkan AL. Current diagnosis of acromegaly. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 2008;9:13-19.
- ↑ 3.Merck Manual Home Edition. Acromegaly and gigantism: pituitary gland disorders. http://www.merckmanuals.com/home/print/sec13/ch162e.html (Accessed March 11 2011).
