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A Rare Cause of Adrenal Insufficiency – Isolated ACTH Deficiency Due to TBX19 Mutation: Long-Term Follow-Up of Two Cases and Review of the Literature
1 Jan 2019
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INTRODUCTION: Isolated adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) deficiency (IAD) is a rare cause of adrenal insufficiency and T-box pituitary restricted transcription factor (TBX19) mutations are responsible for two-thirds of the neonatal onset form of the disease. IAD presents with hypoglycemia and prolonged jaundice in the neonatal period. TBX19 is important for both pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene transcription and...
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