AIP mutation in pituitary adenomas in the 18th century and today.

Gigantism results when a growth hormone-secreting pituitary adenoma is present before epiphyseal fusion. In 1909, when Harvey Cushing examined the skeleton of an Irish patient who lived from 1761 to 1783, he noted an enlarged pituitary fossa. We extracted DNA from the patient's teeth and identi...

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Autors principals: Chahal, H, Stals, K, Unterländer, M, Balding, D, Thomas, MG, Kumar, A, Besser, G, Atkinson, AB, Morrison, P, Howlett, T, Levy, M, Orme, S, Akker, SA, Abel, R, Grossman, AB, Burger, J, Ellard, S, Korbonits, M
Format: Journal article
Idioma:English
Publicat: 2011

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