Growth Hormone and Related Disorders: From Clinics to Diagnosis
- 1st Edition, Volume 131 - March 30, 2026
- Latest edition
- Editor: Marta Araujo Castro
- Language: English
Growth Hormone and Related Disorders: From Clinics to Diagnosis, Volume 131 covers various topics related to growth hormone and its associated disorders when there is a GH excess… Read more
Description
Description
Additional sections discuss Gigantism, Acromegaly and genetics, Molecular markers of response to medical therapy in acromegaly, and Acromegaly and histopathology.
Key features
Key features
- Provides the latest information on growth hormones and associated disorders
- Covers Acromegaly, a rare, adult-onset endocrine disorder caused by GH hypersecretion by the pituitary gland
- Presents the latest information Gigantism, a rare condition that occurs in children and it is caused by the overproduction of GH before the growth plates of the long bones have closed
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
Pedro Iglesias
2. GH and GnRH-gonadotropin secretion
Adriana De Sousa Lages and Valentim Lopes
3. Co-Secreting Pituitary Adenomas in Acromegaly: Classification, Diagnosis, and Treatment Strategies
Betina Biagetti Sr. and Marta Araujo-Castro
4. Growth hormone and glycemic metabolism
Eider Pascual-Corrales
5. Acromegaly: pathophysiology and etiology
Frederic Castinetti
6. Acromegaly: biochemical diagnosis
Luís Miguel Cardoso
7. Acromegaly and clinical manifestations
Rocio Villar-Taibo, Eva Fernández Rodríguez and Ignacio Bernabeu Moron
8. Gigantism
Pedro Marques, Sara Donato and Catarina Regala
9. Acromegaly and genetics
Luís Antonio Castaño
10. Molecular markers of response to medical therapy in acromegaly
Manel Puig
11. Acromegaly and histopathology
Iban Aldecoa
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Volume: 131
- Published: March 30, 2026
- Language: English
About the editor
About the editor
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Marta Araujo Castro
Marta Araujo-Castro, MD, PhD, is a Consultant Endocrinologist in the Department of Endocrinology and Nutrition at Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal and a researcher at the Ramón y Cajal Health Research Institute (IRYCIS) in Madrid, Spain. She coordinates the hospital's Pituitary and Adrenal Unit, where she leads multidisciplinary clinical care for patients with complex endocrine disorders. Dr. Araujo-Castro obtained her medical degree and completed her specialty training in Endocrinology and Nutrition in Spain. She earned her PhD with distinction (Cum Laude and Extraordinary Doctorate Award), focusing on personalized medicine in adrenal tumors through metabolomics. Her clinical and research interests encompass adrenal and pituitary diseases, with particular emphasis on Cushing syndrome, primary aldosteronism, pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma, adrenal insufficiency, adrenal tumors, and acromegaly.