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Body composition and bone mineral density in women with Cushing's syndrome in remission and the association with common genetic variants influencing glucocorticoid sensitivity.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Jan 2015
Ragnarsson Oskar, Glad Camilla A M, Bergthorsdottir Ragnhildur, Almqvist Erik G, Ekerstad Eva, Widell Håkan, Wängberg Bo, Johannsson Gudmundur
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OBJECTIVE: Adverse body compositional features and low bone mineral density (BMD) are the characteristic of patients with active Cushing's syndrome (CS). The aim of this study was to evaluate body composition and BMD in women with CS in long-term remission and the influence of polymorphisms in genes affecting glucocorticoid (GC) sensitivity on these end-points. DESIGN, PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a...
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