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Thioredoxin Reductase 2 (TXNRD2) mutation associated with familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD).
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 2014
Prasad Rathi, Chan Li F, Hughes Claire R, Kaski Juan P, Kowalczyk Julia C, Savage Martin O, Peters Catherine J, Nathwani Nisha, Clark Adrian J L, Storr Helen L, Metherell Louise A
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CONTEXT: Classic ACTH resistance, due to disruption of ACTH signaling, accounts for the majority of cases of familial glucocorticoid deficiency (FGD). Recently FGD cases caused by mutations in the mitochondrial antioxidant, nicotinamide nucleotide transhydrogenase, have highlighted the importance of redox regulation in steroidogenesis. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that other components of mitochondrial antioxidant...
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