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Phenotypic homogeneity and genotypic variability in a large series of congenital isolated ACTH-deficiency patients with TPIT gene mutations.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Mar 2012
Couture C, Saveanu A, Barlier A, Carel J C, Fassnacht M, Flück C E, Houang M, Maes M, Phan-Hug F, Enjalbert A, Drouin J, Brue T, Vallette S
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CONTEXT: Congenital isolated ACTH deficiency (IAD) is a rare disease characterized by low plasma ACTH and cortisol levels and preservation of all other pituitary hormones. This condition was poorly defined before we identified TPIT, a T-box transcription factor with a specific role in differentiation of the corticotroph lineage in mice and humans, as its principal molecular cause. OBJECTIVE: We have enlarged our...
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