High prevalence of biochemical acromegaly in primary care patients with elevated IGF-1 levels

Summary Objective The estimated prevalence of acromegaly is 40–125 per million. The diagnosis of acromegaly is often delayed due to deficits in recognizing the signs of the disease. It is not known how many subjects with increased IGF‐1 levels have acromegaly. We aimed to assess the prevalence of a...

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Published in:	Clinical endocrinology (Oxford) Vol. 69; no. 3; pp. 432 - 435
Main Authors:	Schneider, H. J., Sievers, C., Saller, B., Wittchen, H. U., Stalla, G. K.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-09-2008 Blackwell
Subjects:	Acromegaly - blood Acromegaly - diagnosis Acromegaly - epidemiology Acromegaly - metabolism Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Biomarkers - blood Cross-Sectional Studies Endocrinopathies Epidemiology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Humans Hypothalamus. Hypophysis. Epiphysis (diseases) Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - analysis Insulin-Like Growth Factor I - metabolism Male Mass Screening Medical sciences Middle Aged Non tumoral diseases. Target tissue resistance. Benign neoplasms Prevalence Primary Health Care - statistics & numerical data Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Up-Regulation Vertebrates: endocrinology Young Adult Endocrinopathy Human Prevalence Primary health care Pituitary diseases Diseases of the osteoarticular system Acromegaly Patient Biochemistry Insulin like growth factor 1 Epidemiology Endocrinology
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