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- Disease activity in acromegaly is typically measured using growth hormone (GH) and insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1) levels, which are the main biochemical markers. Normalizing GH and IGF1 levels has been associated with improved mortality outcomes. - However, accurately assessing GH and IGF1 levels can be challenging due to limitations and variability of assays, lack of standardized norms and cutoff values, and factors like concomitant diseases that can influence levels. - In practice, IGF1 is usuall

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Magito Jaya

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