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Adrenal Glands
The official definition for the word gigantism is "unusual or abnormal largeness."
No, gigantism is not genetic. Gigantism is caused by a malfunction of the growth hormone so it has nothing to do with your parents or grandparents.
"Gigantism" is the common, non-technical, everyday name for "macrosomia."
It has never been revealed if Peter Croch suffers from gigantism.
In children (where the epiphyseal growth plate has not fused yet), it can lead to gigantism In adults (closed epiphyseal growth plate in bones), it leads to acromegaly.
The amount of hormone that is present in gigantism is HYPER because you can choose either ( HYPO or HYPER) . Because the gigantism is overproduction of growth hormones during childhood or adolescence.
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Growth hormone is produced and released by the anterior pituitary. Excess early in life can produce gigantism, deficiency can cause dwarfism. Later in life, excess causes acromegaly.I'm looking for this same answer and just found it!:growth-hormone deficiency
He had gigantism.