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ARMC5 mutations are common in familial bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Sept 2014
Gagliardi Lucia, Schreiber Andreas W, Hahn Christopher N, Feng Jinghua, Cranston Treena, Boon Hannah, Hotu Cheri, Oftedal Bergithe E, Cutfield Richard, Adelson David L, Braund Wilton J, Gordon Richard D, Rees D Aled, Grossman Ashley B, Torpy David J, Scott Hamish S
Abstract excerpt
CONTEXT: Bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (BMAH) is a rare form of adrenal Cushing's syndrome. Familial cases have been reported, but at the time we conducted this study, the genetic basis of BMAH was unknown. Recently, germline variants of armadillo repeat containing 5 (ARMC5) in patients with isolated BMAH and somatic, second-hit mutations in tumor nodules, were identified. OBJECTIVE: Our objective...
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