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Genetics of Cushing's disease.
Clinical endocrinology - 1 Jan 2018
Albani Adriana, Theodoropoulou Marily, Reincke Martin
Abstract excerpt
Cushing's disease (CD) is a rare disabling condition caused by Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-secreting adenomas of the pituitary. The majority of corticotropic adenomas are monoclonal and occur sporadically. Only rarely does CD arise in the context of genetic familial syndromes. Targeted sequencing of oncogenes and tumour suppressor genes commonly mutated in other tumours did not identify recurrent...
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