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Familial hypopituitarism

Familial hypopituitarism:

Familial hypopituitarism: Introduction

Familial hypopituitarism: Impaired pituitary gland hormone-producing activity that tends to run in families. The failure of the pituitary gland in turn affects other hormone-producing glands which rely on the hormones from the pituitary gland for their activity. Symptoms are determined by the degree and type of hormone deficiency involved. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Familial hypopituitarism is available below.

Symptoms of Familial hypopituitarism

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Causes of Familial hypopituitarism

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"Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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"Handbook of Diseases" (2003)
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Misdiagnosis and Familial hypopituitarism

Pituitary conditions often undiagnosed cause of symptoms: There are a variety of symptoms that can be caused by a pituitary disorder (see symptoms of pituitary disorders). For example, fatigue, headache, weight gain, diabetes-like symptoms, and various other symptoms. Pituitary tumors and other similar conditions are not as rare as physicians tend to believe. See introduction to pituitary conditions....read more »

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Definitions of Familial hypopituitarism:

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Familial hypopituitarism as a "rare disease".
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