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Adrenocorticotropin receptor gene mutations in familial glucocorticoid deficiency: relationships with clinical features in four families.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Jan 1995
Weber A, Toppari J, Harvey R D, Klann R C, Shaw N J, Ricker A T, Näntö-Salonen K, Bevan J S, Clark A J
Abstract excerpt
Familial glucocorticoid deficiency is an autosomal recessive syndrome of adrenal unresponsiveness to ACTH characterized by glucocorticoid deficiency, high plasma ACTH levels, and a normal renin-aldosterone axis. Defects of the ACTH receptor have been suggested as a possible cause, and we have previously reported a number of novel mutations of the ACTH receptor gene in some, but not all, cases, suggesting that...
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