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Prevalence and Clinical Outcome of CYP21A2 Gene Mutations in Patients with Nonfunctional Adrenal Incidentalomas.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Aug 2015
Kiedrowicz B, Binczak-Kuleta A, Lubikowski J, Koziolek M, Andrysiak-Mamos E, Ostanek-Panka M, Ciechanowicz A, Syrenicz A
Abstract excerpt
Adrenal tumors, discovered incidentally in approximately 4.5% of imaging procedures, are known as adrenal incidentalomas. Nonclassic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, mild form of 21-hydroxylase deficiency, may lead to the development of adrenocortical tumors. The aim of the study was to evaluate prevalence of the most common nonclassic mutations of CYP21A2 gene in patients with adrenal incidentalomas and...
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