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Term ID: | 5470 |
Name: | Hyperprolactinemia |
Definition: | Increased levels of PROLACTIN in the BLOOD, which may be associated with AMENORRHEA and GALACTORRHEA. Relatively common etiologies include PROLACTINOMA, medication effect, KIDNEY FAILURE, granulomatous diseases of the PITUITARY GLAND, and disorders which interfere with the hypothalamic inhibition of prolactin release. Ectopic (non-pituitary) production of prolactin may also occur. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1992, Ch36, pp77-8) |
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ParentIDs: | MESH:D006964 |
TreeNumbers: | C10.228.140.617.738.250.450 |C19.700.355.600 |
Synonyms: | Hyperprolactinaemia |Hyperprolactinemias |Hypersecretion Syndrome, Prolactin |Inappropriate Prolactin Secretion |Inappropriate Prolactin Secretion Syndrome |Inappropriate Secretion Prolactin |Prolactin Hypersecretion Syndrome |Prolactin, Inappropriate Secretion |
Slim Mappings: | Endocrine system disease|Nervous system disease |
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MedGen: D006966
MeSH: D006966
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Genes: | Phenotypes | | Disease Causing ClinVar Variants | |
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