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Iatrogenic Alzheimer Pathology Can Mirror Severe Sporadic Disease After Cadaveric Growth Hormone Exposure
By MedXY|Apr 1, 2026
Four men exposed in childhood to cadaveric pituitary-derived human growth hormone developed dementia decades later; one autopsied case showed severe Alzheimer-type pathology, including tauopathy, supporting a transmissible iatrogenic Alzhei