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Familial/sporadic glucocorticoid resistance: clinical phenotype and molecular mechanisms.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences - 1 Jun 2004
Charmandari Evangelia, Kino Tomoshige, Chrousos George P
Abstract excerpt
Glucocorticoids regulate a variety of biologic processes and exert profound influences on many physiologic functions. Their actions are mediated by the glucocorticoid receptor (GR), which belongs to the nuclear receptor family of ligand-dependent transcription factors. Alterations in tissue sensitivity to glucocorticoids may manifest as states of resistance or hypersensitivity. Glucocorticoid resistance is a...
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