Article
Hereditary glucocorticoid resistance.
Annales d'endocrinologie - 1 Apr 2001
Lamberts S W
Abstract excerpt
Cortisol resistance in man has been diagnosed only in a few cases and families sofar. Since the first description in 1976 only about 30 patients and mostly asymptomatic family members with cortisol resistance have been described. To date, the molecular basis has been characterized in eight patients. In seven cases, mutations in the hormone binding domain of the glucocorticoid receptor gene were responsible for...
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