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…showed last 75 words of 776 total…disturbance in sex function. Individuals affected by this disease are muscularly weak. This disease is also closely related to acromegaly. (Acromegaly is a chronic disease characterized by overgrowth of body parts such as the hands, feet and lower parts of the face. This disease is accompanied by progressive weakness and sometimes diabetes mellitus. Treatment consists of microsurgical removal of hyper-functioning tissue, pituitary irradiation, and drugs that suppress growth hormone.) (refer to pictures on following pages)