title: Acromegaly: a fascinating pituitary disorder. Introduction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Mary Lee
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Vance
mesh_terms: D000172:Acromegaly / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D019382:Human Growth Hormone / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D019382:Human Growth Hormone; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone