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Isolated glucocorticoid deficiency and ACTH receptor mutations.
Archives of medical research - 1 Jan 2000
Tsigos C
Abstract excerpt
Familial isolated glucocorticoid deficiency is a form of potentially lethal hereditary unresponsiveness to ACTH that manifests as primary adrenal insufficiency, usually without mineralocorticoid deficiency. Affected children commonly present with hyperpigmentation, recurrent hypoglycemia, chronic asthenia and failure to thrive within the first 2 years of life. Typically, they have deficient production of cortisol...
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