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A team of scientists is working to formulate a drug that can treat children who are diagnosed with gigantism. Which effect should the drug have on patients?
starts the secretion of substances from the adrenal gland that decrease growth
increases the secretion of substances from the reproductive glands that stop growth
stops the secretion of substances from the thyroid gland that cause growth
decreases the secretion of substances from the pituitary gland that cause growth

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Decreases the secretion of substances from the pituitary gland that cause growth.

Reason: Gigantism is caused by excess growth hormone (from the anterior pituitary) before the epiphyseal plates close, so treatment aims to reduce pituitary GH secretion (or block its effects).