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Functional histopathological markers of aldosterone producing adenoma and somatic KCNJ5 mutations.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 15 Jun 2015
Fernandes-Rosa Fabio Luiz, Amar Laurence, Tissier Frédérique, Bertherat Jérôme, Meatchi Tchao, Zennaro Maria-Christina, Boulkroun Sheerazed
Abstract excerpt
The current pathological diagnosis of Aldosterone Producing Adenoma (APA) is limited to the description of nodules and/or hyperplasia in the resected adrenal gland, independent of their functional characteristics. The aim of our study was to characterize histopathological markers to confirm the presence and identify the sites of aldosterone production and to discriminate KCNJ5-related APA. We investigated 18...
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