Betina Biagetti1, Pedro Marques2, Roser Ferrer3

  • 1Endocrinology & Nutrition Department, Hospital Universitario Vall de Hebrón, Reference Networks (ERN), Barcelona, Spain; Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain; Autonomous University of Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain.

概括

增长激素 (GH) 测试标准化确定了不同的壮病现象型. 这些表型与患者年龄,瘤特征和疾病严重程度相关,有助于个性化治疗决策.

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