Case report: Management of pediatric gigantism caused by the TADopathy, X-linked acrogigantism

Case report: Management of pediatric gigantism caused by the TADopathy, X-linked acrogigantism

X-linked acrogigantism (X-LAG) is a rare form of pituitary gigantism that is associated with growth hormone (GH) and prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas/pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) that develop in infancy. It is caused by a duplication on chromosome Xq26.3 that leads to the misexpre...

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Main Authors: Manuela Caruso, Diego Mazzatenta, Sofia Asioli, Giuseppe Costanza, Giampaolo Trivellin, Martin Franke, Dayana Abboud, Julien Hanson, Véronique Raverot, Patrick Pétrossians, Albert Beckers, Marco Cappa, Adrian F. Daly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
gigantism
pituitary tumor
GPR101
topologically associating domain (TAD)
somatostatin analog
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2024.1345363/full

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