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Terme préférentiel

Gigantism  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Définition

  • The condition of accelerated and excessive GROWTH in children or adolescents who are exposed to excess HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE before the closure of EPIPHYSES. It is usually caused by somatotroph hyperplasia or a GROWTH HORMONE-SECRETING PITUITARY ADENOMA. These patients are of abnormally tall stature, more than 3 standard deviations above normal mean height for age.

Synonyme(s)

  • Pituitary Gigantism

Traductions

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-PD0CMS1H-5

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RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Date de création 01/01/1999, dernière modification le 25/06/2010