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Mutations in adrenocortical tumors.
Hormone and metabolic research = Hormon- und Stoffwechselforschung = Hormones et metabolisme - 1 Jan 2000
Reincke M
Abstract excerpt
Silent and incidentally detected adrenocortical neoplasms are the most frequent abnormality of the adrenal cortex. The prevalence of these lesions in the general population is around 1%, increases with age and reaches 6% in the seventh decade of life. Primary adrenocortical carcinoma, on the other hand, a highly malignant tumor, is rare with an incidence of 1.7 cases per million per year. Recent progress has been...
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