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Primary generalized glucocorticoid resistance and hypersensitivity: the end-organ involvement in the stress response.
Science signaling - 2 Oct 2012
Charmandari Evangelia
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Primary generalized glucocorticoid resistance (PGGR or Chrousos syndrome) and primary generalized glucocorticoid hypersensitivity (PGGH) are rare genetic disorders characterized by generalized, partial target-tissue insensitivity or hypersensitivity to glucocorticoids, respectively, while also causing compensatory alterations in the activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. The molecular basis of...
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