Human disease.
Synonyms
Examples for "growth hormone producing adenoma of the pituitary"
Examples for "growth hormone producing adenoma of the pituitary"
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Acromegaly is a rare disease caused by a growth-hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma.
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Human pituitary somatotroph adenomas can be associated with mutations of the s alpha-subunit of G proteins.
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The mutated Gs alpha are found in only 30-40% of somatotroph adenomas and the ras mutations seem to be associated with the malignant transformation.