A 24-year-old female asked:
can gh levels be high without the presence of tumours or acromegaly?
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Dr. Parthiban Munnainathan answered
8 years experience Family Medicine
Yes: Hi, Thank you for your question.
Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
Kidney disease
Starvation
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/2089136-overview#a2
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Dr. M
Answered on Mar 7, 2017
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