Gigantism occurs in children before puberty, causing them to be very tall and large. Acromegaly happens during adulthood, causing enlarged hands, feet, and facial features.

Gigantism is a condition involving an overproduction of growth hormone (GH) before the age of puberty. Children and adolescents with this condition are atypically tall compared with children of ...

In some patients with gigantism, scientists have discovered a duplication of a short stretch of the X chromosome, according to a study from the National Institute of Child Health and Human ...

Meet the 'tallest kid in the WORLD': ... Jayson has gigantism, a 'condition where there is a growth on his pituitary gland' At 10 years old, he towers over most adult men at six-foot-three-inches; ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a duplication of a short stretch of the X chromosome in some people with a rare disorder that causes excessive childhood growth. They ...

Gigantism and acromegaly are similar, but they also have notable differences. For starters, gigantism occurs in children. The overproduction of growth hormone occurs during puberty, when a child ...

Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have found a duplication of a short stretch of the X chromosome in some people with a rare disorder that causes excessive childhood growth. They ...

These new data now help to categorize children with gigantism to two phenotypes, an early childhood form of gigantism with a typical onset in infancy [1] ... Trivellin, G., et al., Gigantism and ...

— Novel mutation may underlie some cases of gigantism. by Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today December 4, 2014 Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window. Share ...

As a child, Allen developed a ... Is gigantism a normal consequence of pituitary gland tumors? I don't know her story at all, but it certainly sounds to me like she was an acromegalic giant.