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Lack of mutations of type 1 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene in patients with abdominal obesity.
Endocrine research - 1 Jan 2000
Caramelli E, Strippoli P, Di Giacomi T, Tietz C, Carinci P, Pasquali R
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There is increasing evidence that in human obesity, particularly the abdominal phenotype, the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is disregulated. At least two distinct alterations have been reported: one is characterized by several neuroendocrine abnormalities and hyperresponsiveness of the HPA axis to different neuropeptides, the other is characterized by elevated cortisol traffic and...
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