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Genetic alteration of ARMC5 in a patient diagnosed with meningioma and primary macronodular adrenal hyperplasia: a case report.
European journal of endocrinology - 1 Dec 2020
Jojima Teruo, Kogai Takahiko, Iijima Toshie, Kato Kanako, Sagara Masaaki, Kezuka Atsumi, Kase Masato, Sakurai Shintaro, Akimoto Kazumi, Sakumoto Junko, Namatame Takashi, Ueki Keisuke, Hishinuma Akira, Kamai Takao, Usui Isao, Aso Yoshimasa
Abstract excerpt
A monoallelic germline alteration of ARMC5 causes primary bilateral macronodular adrenal hyperplasia (PBMAH) with Cushing's syndrome via its subsequent somatic alteration on the other allele as the second hit. PBMAH is sometimes complicated with meningioma. Dependency of such a multi-organ disease on the second hit mechanism was reported before, but this finding has not been confirmed yet. We describe a case of a...
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