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Isolated Addison's disease is unlikely to be caused by mutations in MC2R, MRAP or STAR, three genes responsible for familial glucocorticoid deficiency.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Feb 2010
Dias R P, Chan L F, Metherell L A, Pearce S H S, Clark A J L
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BACKGROUND: Familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by ACTH resistance and leads to isolated glucocorticoid deficiency. Although FGD patients typically have normal mineralocorticoid secretion, subtle alterations in the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone ax...
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