Do glucagonomas always produce glucagon?

Do glucagonomas always produce glucagon?

Pancreatic islet α-cell tumours that overexpress proglucagon are typically associated with the glucagonoma syndrome, a rare disease entity characterised by necrolytic migratory erythema, impaired glucose tolerance, thromboembolic complications and psychiatric disturbances. Paraneoplastic phenomena...

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Main Authors: Nicolai Jacob Wewer Albrechtsen, Benjamin Challis, Ivan Damjanov, Jens Juul Holst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Association of Basic Medical Sciences of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina 2016-02-01
Series:Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences
Subjects:
Glucagonoma
neuroendocrine tumours
NETs
hyperglucagonemia
GLP-1
Proglucagon
Online Access:https://bjbms.org/ojs/index.php/bjbms/article/view/794

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