Macroprolactinemia in childhood and adolescence: a cause of hyperprolactinemia

Human prolactin consists of multiple forms of different sizes including three major prolactin (PRL) species, termed as little, big, and big-big PRL. If serum contains big-big PRL, it is termed macroprolactinemia; no symptoms of hyperprolactinemia develop due to low biological activity of big-...

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Main Authors: Filiz Tütüncüler, Feyza Darendeliler, Menekşe Aygün, Nezih Hekim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2006-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2616
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