Hyperfunction of pituitary gland, other and/or unspecified

Description

hyperpituitarism: Disease of the glandular, anterior portion of the pituitary (pituitary gland, anterior) resulting in hypersecretion of adenohypophyseal hormones such as growth hormone; prolactin; thyrotropin; luteinizing hormone; follicle stimulating hormone ; and adrenocorticotropic hormone. Hyperpituitarism usually is caused by a functional adenoma.

Data source
FinnGen phenocode E4_HYPERPITNAS
Hospital Discharge registry ICD-10: E229, ICD-9: 2531X, ICD-8: 25301
Cause of Death registry ICD-10: E229, ICD-9: 2531X, ICD-8: 25301
Level in the ICD-hierarchy 4
First defined in version DF4
Ontology
DOID 2444
GWAS catalog 1000973
MESH D006964
SNOMED CT 10649000

Key figures

Sex All Female Male
Number of individuals 33 19 14
Unadjusted prevalence (%) 0.02 0.02 0.02
Mean age at first event (years) 50.92 48.02 54.86
Case fatality at 5-years (%) 0.0 0.0 0.0

Longitudinal metrics

Sex All Female Male
Median nb. of events per indiv. 1 1 1
Recurrence at 6 months (%) 30.3 26.32 35.71

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