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The genetics of ACTH resistance syndromes.
Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism - 1 Dec 2006
Metherell Louise A, Chan Li F, Clark Adrian J L
Abstract excerpt
Inherited adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) resistance diseases are rare and include triple A syndrome and familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD). These conditions show genetic heterogeneity, i.e., the identical clinical phenotype may result from defects in more than one gene. Clinically, FGD is characterized only by ACTH resistance, while the triple A syndrome exhibits a variety of additional clinical features. FGD...
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