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PATHOGENESIS OF CUSHING DISEASE: AN UPDATE ON THE GENETICS OF CORTICOTROPINOMAS.
Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 2 Oct 2018
Albani Adriana, Perez-Rivas Luis G, Reincke Martin, Theodoropoulou Marily
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OBJECTIVE: Cushing disease is a rare severe condition caused by pituitary tumors that secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), leading to excessive endogenous glucocorticoid production. Tumors causing Cushing disease, also called corticotropinomas, are typically monoclonal neoplasms that mainly occur sporadically. METHODS: Literature review. RESULTS: Cushing disease is very rarely encountered in genetic...
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