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Polymorphisms of the GR and HSD11B1 genes influence body mass index and weight gain during hormone replacement treatment in patients with Addison's disease.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Aug 2016
Molnár Ágnes, Kövesdi Annamária, Szücs Nikolette, Tóth Miklós, Igaz Péter, Rácz Károly, Patócs Attila
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OBJECTIVE: Glucocorticoid substitution is essential in patients with chronic primary adrenocortical insufficiency (Addison's disease) and both over-treatment and inadequate dosage have deleterious effects. Individual sensitivity to glucocorticoids is partly genetically determined. CONTEXT: To test the hypothesis whether the well-characterized SNPs of the GR and HSD11B1 genes may modulate the individual...
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