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J Clin Pathol 2002;55:639 doi:10.1136/jcp.55.8.639-a
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Skin tags and the atherogenic lipid profile

  1. P Twomey1
  1. 1Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Infirmary, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, UK;P.Twomey@ed.ac.uk

      I read the short report by MA Crook on “Skin tags and the atherogenic lipid profile”1 with interest. Multiple skin tags are frequently found in patients with acromegaly and may predict colonic polyps.2 Hypersecretion of growth hormone induces insulin resistance, with glucose intolerance occurring in 29–45% and …

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