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Acromegaly Is More Severe in Patients With AHR or AIP Gene Variants Living in Highly Polluted Areas.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Apr 2016
Cannavo S, Ragonese M, Puglisi S, Romeo P D, Torre M L, Alibrandi A, Scaroni C, Occhi G, Ceccato F, Regazzo D, De Menis E, Sartorato P, Arnaldi G, Trementino L, Trimarchi F, Ferrau F
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CONTEXT: An increased prevalence of acromegaly was found some years ago in a highly polluted area in North-Eastern Sicily, where high concentration of nonmethane hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, and cadmium was found. Aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) pathway has a key role in detoxification of these compounds and in tumorigenesis. OBJECTIVE: We correlated the occurrence of AHR and/or AHR-interacting...
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