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Genotype-phenotype correlation in a family with primary cortisol resistance: possible modulating effect of the ER22/23EK polymorphism.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Apr 2008
Raef Hussein, Baitei Essa Y, Zou Minjing, Shi Yufei
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OBJECTIVE: Glucocorticoid resistance is a rare sporadic or familial condition that is characterized by generalized, partial resistance to glucocorticoids. It is caused by a mutation in the glucocorticoid receptor-alpha (GR-alpha) gene. We aimed to understand the reasons for different phenotypes (severe to asymptomatic) observed in a family with primary cortisol resistance. DESIGN: The genotype leading to cortisol...
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