Treatment of Acromegaly with the Growth Hormone–Receptor Antagonist Pegvisomant
Treatment of Acromegaly with the Growth Hormone–Receptor Antagonist Pegvisomant
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Trainer, Peter J , Drake, William M , Katznelson, Laurence , Freda, Pamela U , Herman-Bonert, Vivien , van der Lely, A.J , Dimaraki, Eleni V , Stewart, Paul M , Friend, Keith E , Vance, Mary Lee , Besser, G. Michael , Thorner, Michael O , Parkinson, Craig , Klibanski, Anne , Powell, Jeffrey S , Barkan, Ariel L , Sheppard, Michael C , Maldonado, Mario , Rose, D. Roderick , Clemmons, David R , Johannsson, Gudmundur , Bengt-Åke Bengtsson, Bengt-Åke , Stavrou, Stavros , Kleinberg, David L , Cook, David M , Phillips, Lawrence S , Bidlingmaier, Martin , Strasburger, Christian J , Hackett, Suzanne , Zib, Kenneth , Bennett, William F , Davis, Robert J and Scarlett, John A
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Boston, MA: Massachusetts Medical Society
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Acromegaly is a chronic debilitating disorder resulting from excessive secretion of growth hormone and a resulting increase in the production of insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I). It is usually caused by somatotroph adenomas of the pituitary gland. The goal of treatment is to reverse the effects of the hypersecretion of growth hormone and normal...
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Treatment of Acromegaly with the Growth Hormone–Receptor Antagonist Pegvisomant
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Drake, William M
Katznelson, Laurence
Freda, Pamela U
Herman-Bonert, Vivien
van der Lely, A.J
Dimaraki, Eleni V
Stewart, Paul M
Friend, Keith E
Vance, Mary Lee
Besser, G. Michael
Thorner, Michael O
Parkinson, Craig
Klibanski, Anne
Powell, Jeffrey S
Barkan, Ariel L
Sheppard, Michael C
Maldonado, Mario
Rose, D. Roderick
Clemmons, David R
Johannsson, Gudmundur
Bengt-Åke Bengtsson, Bengt-Åke
Stavrou, Stavros
Kleinberg, David L
Cook, David M
Phillips, Lawrence S
Bidlingmaier, Martin
Strasburger, Christian J
Hackett, Suzanne
Zib, Kenneth
Bennett, William F
Davis, Robert J
Scarlett, John A
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TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_251174
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_swepub_primary_oai_gup_ub_gu_se_251174
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0028-4793
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1533-4406
DOI
10.1056/NEJM200004203421604
